Category Archives: Flies and Fly Tying

A Size 24 Bead Head Caddis Pupae

Posted on February 11, 2025 by Ed Mitchell

A Size 24 Bead Head Caddis Pupae No fun tying these itty bitty babies. Used Veevus 10/o thread; I had too. Still I wanted a few of these in my vest. Increasingly it seems our heavily pressured streams are populated … Continue reading →

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Mark’s Girdle Bugs

Posted on January 7, 2025 by Ed Mitchell

Mark’s Girdle Bugs Awhile back, as a birthday gift, Mark Lewchik gave me some of his great girdle bugs. Man, they are fantastic. Far better than the ones I tie. Everything is right on target.  I mean it. The head, … Continue reading →

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A Forgotten Fly

Posted on October 24, 2024 by Ed Mitchell

A Forgotten Fly, In the next issue of Estuary magazine, I’ll tell you about a fly that was once well-known in the Great North Woods. Today it is long forgotten. It is a fine little streamer created for brookies and … Continue reading →

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More Great Flies from Mark Lewchik

Posted on October 17, 2024 by Ed Mitchell

More Great Flies from Mark Lewchik Got two more nice flies to show you from the vise of Mark Lewchik. The first fly is designed to match the large offshore sand eels that were around this year. Typically we only … Continue reading →

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The Garment Fly

Posted on September 10, 2024 by Ed Mitchell

The Garment Fly Recently my friend created a new fly he calls the Garment Fly. Design around a fabric he found, it makes a very effective, low cost fly. In the above case he is using a chartreuse version of … Continue reading →

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