Posts Tagged ‘Flies from the February Room’
Flies from “The February Room” podcast, Episode 13, Brooks Montgomery and the best dry fly in New Zealand
Like all anglers who have paid their dues down under, our February Room guest, Brooks Montgomery, relates that New Zealand trout fishing is extremely challenging, requiring exact presentations and mountains of patience. However, this is not the type of match-the-hatch fishing that can drive a guy bonkers on Silver Creek or the Missouri, as the…
Read MoreFlies from “The February Room” Podcast-Episode 10-Alaskan Streamer Fishing with Linda Leary, The Popsicle.
In this week’s episode of The February Room, we talk Alaskan streamer fishing with Linda Leary, and no such discussion is complete without paying homage to the quintessential marabou pattern for multiple species, the Popsicle. The brainchild of renowned angler George Cook, the Popsicle is a simple creation of marabou and flash, and scary effective…
Read MoreFlies from the “February Room” podcast-Episode 9-Jay Dixon and Traditional Hair-wing Patterns
Back in Jay’s February Room of the 1990s, there wasn’t any foam to be found, and he relied on traditional dry flies, like the age-old Stimulator. In the latest installment of The February Room, Missoula guide Jay Dixon reflects on the good old days of trout fishing in Western Montana. Before the advent of the…
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