Category Archives: Flies and Fly Tying

Mark’s Mini Crab Fly

Posted on August 19, 2024 by Ed Mitchell

Mark’s Mini Crab Fly Mark Lewchik is a fabulous fly tyer. Freshwater Saltwater, big flies, small flies, dry flies, wet flies, it just doesn’t matter. He does them all in spades. Recently I was at a BBQ and Mark handed … Continue reading →

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More Clouser Deep Minnows

Posted on June 10, 2023 by Ed Mitchell

More Clouser Deep Minnows Back three years ago, in a post entitled “Fly Tying during a Plague”, I show a bunch of streamers I had done for the salt season. Well as luck would have it, I still have most … Continue reading →

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AHREX SA 210 Bob Clouser Signature Streamer Hook

Posted on May 31, 2023 by Ed Mitchell

AHREX SA 210 Bob Clouser Signature Streamer Hook Recently I sat down to tie a few of Bob Clouser’s famous Deep Minnows. This is undoubtedly one of the most effective flies ever devised in both sweet and salty waters. A … Continue reading →

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The Hornberg

Posted on May 20, 2023 by Ed Mitchell

The Hornberg Colonel Joseph Bates, in his fine book “Streamers & Bucktails the Big Fish Flies”, reports that this fly was created by Frank Hornberg, a conservation warden in Portage County, Wisconsin. Designed to mimic a small minnow, the Hornberg … Continue reading →

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The Atlantic Silverside: an Essential Forage Fish

Posted on October 8, 2022 by Ed Mitchell

The Atlantic Silverside: an Essential Forage Fish “In the shallow waters of the Atlantic all the way from the chilly reaches of Prince Edward Sound to the ever-warm Florida shores, the silverside was then, and is now, an ecologically important … Continue reading →

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