This pattern, in recent times, came from California tier Dean Endress. With some Midwest adjustment it became the Red Head. This fly fishes well year round and is a staple for me. The pattern is basically a soft hackle hares ear tied with red thread. In early spring fish it in small sizes(18-20) […]

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A big hats off to Bill Hinton, Brad Eaton and the rest of the FFF casters on a great “free to the public” casting event. This was the first year that I attended this event and was impressed with the overall quality of this opportunity. A host of instructors and casters were in attendance at […]

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 With rain and snow possible every day this week, I hope you were able to take advantage of the nice weather and visit your favorite stream. The rivers have become quite clear and the snow has all but vanished. Fat, healthy fish were caught this week which is a good sign trout populations have made […]

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