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I've been fishing this fly since Labor Day 2014 and it performs. The fly is super easy to tie, fairly budget friendly, and weedless. As ...
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I tied up several dozens of flies for this trip. A lot. As in about a few dozen a week for a few months. My most recent order of hooks was a... -
Click here for a little background information on these bugs. Have you ever seen a fish eat one of these? I certainly have not. Wat...
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Frammus. Say what? Gibberish? Nope, its a name of a fly. A guy named Chad Chorney suggested I bring a pattern by that name with me on my fi... -
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