I have got to stop tying and get on the water. Still, I haven’t had time to change that. We’ve had steady rain for the past several days (staying away from the river for a while), and it has gone from cool to freakin’ freezing! I’m afraid the bass have holed up – have I […]
I’m back at the vise tonight. I’m feeling optimistic, even though I’ve been fumbling and wasting material all evening/morning. I guess I feel pretty good for having such an off night at the vise. Maybe I’m feeling good because our house smells like a Christmas Tree. Maybe I’m feeling good because it seems like changes […]
It’s been a week since Thanksgiving, but things haven’t slowed down. Thanksgiving is just the unofficial starting flag for Christmas, which keeps everyone busy. We’ve been traveling a lot over the past few days, and now that we’re back in Nashville it’s time to catch up on a lot. Over the break I’ve quite a […]
Yep. You read the title correctly. I’m on somewhat of a normal sleeping schedule (for now). I was able to get up this morning after sleeping a full 8 hours, and drink a few cups of coffee while tying flies. It felt refreshingly normal. Outside of tying flies that I haven’t used, there’s not much […]
I’m back at the fly bench after a short hiatus. Typically whenever I take time off that means I haven’t lost enough flies. Don’t worry, though. One trip to the gulf and a few trips to the river will change that in a hurry. Tonight (last night) was a frustrating night. I needed dark wooly […]
That’s a pretty crappy picture. I guess that’s what happens when you take all of your pictures with a cell phone camera. Pictured above is one of my favorite flies. I’m not going into what it is because if you’ve ever read a post on this blog then you know. I guess I need to […]
I’m not sure why I only tie flies at night. It used to be because of the shift I worked. Now, I’m not on any shift. My wife says I focus best at night; so, I’ll go with my night owl characteristics being the reason I only tie at night. Either way, it really doesn’t […]
I’m pretty sure I’ve talked about this before, but since tonight was a streamer and wooly bugger kind of night at the fly bench/sofa, I thought I’d post something about it. I’ve yet to find a fly that’s more productive in warm water than streamers and buggers, in particular, leeches and clouser minnows. You’ve seen […]
Tales from East Yahtam 