Category Archives: Fly Patterns

Willie Nelson-the red headed stranger

Posted on April 13, 2010 by

Perhaps it should have been, “Alaska on my mind”.  This pattern, which essentially is an articulated egg sucking leech, is best fished on the swing or slowly stripped through slots, holes and tailouts. I like to tie mine with a … Continue reading →

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Preparation H

Posted on March 17, 2010 by

As the name so eloquently implies, this pattern has a bit of an irritated rear. This flyis fished exactly as you would a mouse. Shorts, erratic strips with slight pauses. Easy to tie and quite durably, the foam helps keep the … Continue reading →

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The Gray Wulff

Posted on March 9, 2010 by

Here is a video from theweeklyfly.com with Bob Jacklin tying the Gray Wulff. The Gray Wulff is a great pattern for rainbow trout, Arctic char and grayling in the waters we fish. Very bouyant and durable, this famous Wulff pattern … Continue reading →

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Articulated Heavy Weight

Posted on March 7, 2010 by

This fly, as the name implies, has a bit of weight on the front. The big cone and articulation gives it a great deal of movement and it fishes extremely well out of a raft in faster water. Short casts coupled … Continue reading →

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Little Green Stonefly

Posted on February 25, 2010 by

This is a good early season pattern for rainbow trout and a great pattern for grayling all summer long. Little green stones will hatch throughout the season in variable numbers depending upon altitude and river substrate. Normally they are more abundant … Continue reading →

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Welcome to AFA’s BLOG & Drunken Humpy/Double Foam Humpy

Posted on February 20, 2010 by

 Well here is the first post of our new BLOG. We will attempt to run the gammut here on content with posts on fishing techniques, fly patterns, trip updates, travel articles, videos, images, photographic how-to, local happenings  and anything else which … Continue reading →

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