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Category: Fly Tying

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BWO Sparkle Dun
winonaflyfactory March 15, 2018 March 15, 2018 Fly Tying

BWO Sparkle Dun

BWO Sparkle Dun Hook: #16 1x or 2x Short Emerger Thread: UTC Olive 70 Denier Wing: Dun Deer or Elk Fur (I prefer Elk) Post: White or Dun Antron Body: Tying Thread Shuck: White Antron Thorax: Olive/Brown Dubbing Investing in the future over here at the winonaflyfactory and I’m not …

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Veevus GSP Thread
winonaflyfactory February 8, 2018 February 8, 2018 Fly Tying

Veevus GSP Thread

Tying streamers, its something I do often because I happen to fish streamers perhaps more than others. As an angler in the driftless area I’ve developed my style over the past ten years and it has led me to enjoy covering more ground and fishing streamers more often than I …

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Fly Tying is Bike Riding
winonaflyfactory January 16, 2018 January 16, 2018 Fly Tying

Fly Tying is Bike Riding

Its been a while since I sat down at my vise and started tying, partly because I’ve had so many flies that I haven’t needed to and partly because when my wife and I found out we were going to be parents I gave up the room in my house …

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Cleaning House
winonaflyfactory January 17, 2016 January 17, 2016 Fly Tying / The Fly Factory

Cleaning House

Just prior to my wedding Sept. 6, 2014 I packed all my materials and bench up so that our house would be ready for additional guests. Over a year later with a newly re-finished bedroom and I finally have a place for my bench again. It took a couple days …

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Find the Midge
winonaflyfactory March 13, 2014 March 13, 2014 Fly Tying

Find the Midge

That’s the goal for today. I’ll be heading out the door in an hour, down into a valley to drop these bombs on a few unsuspecting hungry brown trout. Lets hope they are up for it, I know I am. Next few days should make for some excellent trout fishing …

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Forge New Flies: MiniStreamers
winonaflyfactory March 5, 2014 March 5, 2014 Fly Tying

Forge New Flies: MiniStreamers

Looking forward to the next couple days, maybe even weeks I see several opportunities for excellent trout fishing. Several days with relatively low wind and air temps climbing up into the low 30’s and possibly the low 40’s. I’ll be getting to the creek around 10am and checking the water …

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winonaflyfactory April 13, 2013 April 13, 2013 Fly Tying

One Minute in the Fly Factory

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winonaflyfactory April 4, 2013 April 4, 2013 Fly Tying

Hello Darkness My Old Friend

“Hello darkness, my old friend, I’ve come with talk with you again Because a vision softly creeping, left its seeds while I was sleeping And the vision that was planted in my brain, still remains Within the sound of silence” -Simon and Garfunkle

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winonaflyfactory March 22, 2013 March 22, 2013 Fly Tying

Consistency: Nymphs

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winonaflyfactory February 7, 2013 February 7, 2013 Fly Tying

Trying to Find the Tying Time

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