fly fishing guide

My month of May. I am open for guided trips, classes, and lessons! Also, my May fly fishing report and what's new.

A quick fly tying "how to" on how I tie my jigged bugger patterns. It is a quick tie and this little bug is a staple in my boxes.

Each fly is designed to do different things and for different conditions. Each has a purpose.

"I wish I had a colorful story about breaking a rod as I heroically tamed a five-foot long native brook trout, which ran me a half mile..."

...or question what exactly you’re trying to accomplish tying a school of 137 matching baitfish, or why you’re tying a 10 inch fly that...

Ice fishing for perch and walleye on Oneida Lake was good at times and slow at times, reminding us why it’s called “fishing”, not "catching"

A short update on Oneida Lake ice fishing. We finally have quality ice (for the time being). It was a gorgeous weekend on the ice.

Swans, geese, and ducks have returned to the lake, dotting the horizon where ice shanties should be. Ice fishing is coming soon though.

If nothing else, you can learn what not to do from a buddy who gets skunked or spends a lot of time with flies in the sticks...

Fly fishing in winter means cold water temperatures, lethargic fish, deep holds, deep drifts, long drifts, and careful attention to...