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Flexo Crab Update In my quest to learn how to properly tie a Flexo Crab fly, I think I’ve made some progress over my initial attempts. Apart from the looks of the fly, what remains to be tested is their durability which will have to wait until a Nov/Dec trip to Florida. I went to one of our...

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It took about eight weeks of almost daily tying to get this one completed. My first of two big fly patches I donate every year to the annual Madison-Gallatin TU fundraiser every February. The saltwater patch is a favorite among the folks who venture down to Florida every winter. Freshwater...

I decided to add a few new patterns to my annual MGTU banquet donation of a large boat patch chock full of saltwater patterns. One of the new ones I thought I'd try is the Flexo Crab, a popular flats pattern. From the tyer's viewpoint it was an intimidating pattern that just didn't fit the...

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https://fwp.mt.gov/public-notices/news/2026/aug/statewide-fish-management-plan-ea-fwp-fcea-fsh-r8-2026-025 The next MT FWP Fisheries Plan is out for public comment. There’s a lot of decent info about Montana fisheries—East and West embedded in this document.

Made my way to Distributary Creek this morning with the kayak and a new rod. My GoTo T&T No Sanctuary II 5 wgt is being repaired and I really didn't have another ultra-fast 5 wgt so I went all in on the new TFO Legacy 9' 5wgt which they tout as ultra-fast. First trip verified the marketing...

I’ve used these for years. Always stays fresh and useful.

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SBS: Myakka Minnow The Myakka Minnow is a simple, versatile baitfish imitation fly, originally tied by Steve Gibson for bass and panfish on Florida’s Myakka River, effective in both freshwater and saltwater. Origin and Purpose The Myakka Minnow was created by Steve Gibson in 2005 after a...

The 200 grain will be a rocket with a ultrafast 5 weight or fast 6 wgt. Good find. Rig it up with 12” of 20# Amnesia with perfection loops at both ends, Attach 3-5’ 0X tippet with a perfection loops on one end to attach to the Amnesia. The Amnesia will protect the fly line if you snag and...

This 1996 work by the Johnsons is an excellent treatise on the subject.

The most important tying materials are somewhere to be found in this conglomeration of stuff. Depends on the day and what I am tying. I will comment on two materials mentioned by the OP and others—thread and chenille. Although I am sure I have a huge stash of traditional chenille in there, I...

While I was still in the service in the mid-1990s we’d (my wife and I) make an annual trip to Lake Kabetogama in Voyguers National Park. We’d haul the bass boat up to the same cabin resort every year to catch smallmouth and pike. The resort owner was from an old family that settled on Lake...