Category Archives: Fly Tying
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Women and Flyfishing: Honoring Our Flyfishing Roots
Leave a commentMay 20, 2021 by Art of the Angle
I wanted to make a post in honor of something I am passionate about; our true origins of modern day …
Continue readingCategory: Articles, Fly Tying, Uncategorized | Tags: Dame Juliana Berners, fly fishing, Fly Tying, flyfishing, flytying
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Simple Beauty
Leave a commentApril 6, 2017 by Art of the Angle
Not a long winded narative but a simple post of appreciation for the classic flies of our fly tying and …
Continue readingCategory: Fly Tying | Tags: #royalcoachmans #classicsexyflies #classicwetflies #artoftheangle #artoftheangleflytying
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Tight Budget Fly Tying
Leave a commentDecember 24, 2016 by Art of the Angle
So often times it happens with economic times being what they are for most, fly tying comes to a sudden …
Continue readingCategory: Fly Tying | Tags: beadhead, fly fishing, Fly Tying, fly tying material, glass beads, nymphs, silk, thread, wet flies
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Fly Tying: Variations On A Theme (part one of …)
Leave a commentSeptember 11, 2016 by Art of the Angle
There is an old saying about boats; “…a boat is a hole in the water inwhich you throw your money”. …
Continue readingCategory: Articles, Fly Tying | Tags: brook trout, brown trout, Fly Tying, spruce fly, streamer, wetfly
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Fun Flies Part 2: Fun and Function for a Cause
Leave a commentSeptember 23, 2012 by Art of the Angle
October is coming on fast and to quote a favorite book title of mine”My Health Get’s Better in the Fall”. …
Continue readingCategory: Breast Cancer Cause, Fly Fishing Adventures, Fly Tying | Tags: Autumn, driy flies, fly fishing, Fly Tying, Hand Tied Flies, mountains, north carolina, nymphs, soft-hackle, wet flies
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Time to Refill The Fly Boxes!
Leave a commentSeptember 2, 2012 by Art of the Angle
Sunday, September 2, 2012 at 11:37am Refilling the fly boxes for the major fly flinging extravaganza coming in October. Gonna …
Continue readingCategory: Fly Fishing Adventures, Fly Fishing Destinations, Fly Tying | Tags: dries, dry flies, flies, fly boxes, Hand Tied Flies, hatches, nymphs, wet flies
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Arts of the Angle
Leave a commentAugust 17, 2012 by Art of the Angle
When I created Art of the Angle, I had in mind an all encompassing view of the name. The “art” …
Continue readingCategory: Articles, Fly Fishing Adventures, Fly Fishing Destinations, Fly Tying, Trout, Uncategorized, Wood Carvings | Tags: Autumn, blue line, brook trout, brown trout, fall, Hand Tied Flies, mountains and valleys, native trout, rainbow trout, waterfalls, wet flies
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Soft Hackle Addiction
Leave a commentApril 27, 2012 by Art of the Angle
Ever since I read the books from Sylvester Nemes about soft hackled wet flies, I had preference to them. They …
Continue readingCategory: Fly Tying | Tags: beahhead, hendrickson, softhackle wetfly, wetfly
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Crystal Blue Persuasion
4September 6, 2011 by Art of the Angle
I wanted to take time to do a series on flies and imitations. Its amusing when folks unfamiliar with fly …
Continue readingCategory: Articles, Fly Tying | Tags: Beginner Fly Fishing, Beginner Fly Tying, blue.dubbing, caddis, crystal, flies, fly fishing, Fly Tying, hooks, trout, vise