Tying Flies forTherapy

"The squad has rendezvoused at 0800 hours just as it does each Thursday. Al Dalphonso gives the orders. He's not much for barking, though. More of a lead-by-example type. "If you pinch it right and get the tension where it needs to be," says Dalphonso, 66, "you don't need a ton of knots." A U.S. Navy veteran, Dalphonso could be giving instructions on rigging or tying off a vessel.But he's holding a bunch of pearlescent mylar between his thumb and forefinger. With a thin black thread, he ties the material to a hook." Read on at The Weather Channel of f'n places.

Flies of the Year 2000

J:sonSystem

The J:sonSystem is a new way to tie extremely durable and realistic fishing flies.

Got Crabs?

Proof positive your crab fly is effective. 

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Welcome to the Flybrary

The Flybrary is photographer T.C. Geist's “index” of fly images. It intends to document the evolution of fly design by individual tyers…. famous, infamous or obscure.

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Stripers don’t know these flies are for bonefish

Build a fly that's bonefish tested, striper approved.

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