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Arizona Wanderings Birthday Celebration
Three years ago, I typed my first words into a free wordpress account. In a cliche, it seems so long ago, but also to have passed in only a blink of an eye. Although, Arizona Wanderings started as a...
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Winter Fly Tying
Like many fly fishermen, I spend a good portion of the winter nights tying flies. My humble Dyna-King Kingfisher vise sees many different hooks as I try to get ahead on filling orders and restocking my...
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Fly Tying: The Maholo Nymph
Maholo Nymph When I started doing research for flies for Pyramid Lake, the Maholo Nymph kept popping up on every Pyramid Lake fly list that I read. After some more research I found some pictures of...
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Fly Tying: Pyramid Lake Tadpole
Pyramid Lake Tadpoles Gearing up for my upcoming fly fishing trip to Pyramid Lake in search of some big Lahontan cutthroat trout, I kept running across the Pyramid Lake Tadpole fly pattern. The Pyramid...
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Dubbing for Days
46 Colors of Goodness 46 Colors of Goodness One of my good fishing buddies, Jason Jones, runs AZ by the Fly which is a local fly fishing site with some great local information. Mr. Jones has recently...
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Fly tying with a baby…
Tying flies, while the boss looks on from her throne The sunlight filters through the east facing windows and warms the tile in the kitchen. The baby swayed rhythmically in her swing next to me as I...
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Shimmy Caddis Nymph
Shimmy caddis Ingredients – #18-12 curved caddis hook Gold bead 8/0 Uni thread (Brown or Black) Small Ultra Wire (Brown or Black) Green Holoshimmer tinsel thread (available at your local craft store)...
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Pyramid Lake Flies for sale
Pyramid Lake Flies So after this last trip to fish Pyramid Lake, I had a couple of folks contact me about ordering flies for Pyramid Lake. So while tying up these orders, I tied up a few extra and put...
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Higa’s S.O.S Variations
Higas SOS Varient The original Higa’s S.O.S. fly pattern has long been a staple in my fly box and has proven itself to be a dynamic fly that seems to work just about everywhere. With many fly patterns...
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Fly Tying: Flash Thread Midge
Flash Thread Midge I remember the first time I fished the San Juan River, my friend Mike, from Dry Flies and Fat Tires, gave me a couple of flies. In that collection of flies he passed on to me were a...
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