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[Video] Winter Flies – Caddis Pattern

[Video] Winter Flies – Caddis Pattern

Posted on January 8, 2010 by in Fly Tying, Nymphs

Rich Strolis demonstrates how to a tie this simple foam caddis emerger fly pattern. This caddis fly pattern is popular on the Farmington River, one of Connecticut’s premier trout streams.

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Killer Fly Patterns

Posted on September 13, 2009 by in Fly Tying, Nymphs

We’ve added some killer fly patterns to our growing collection of fly tying videos including this Rubber Leg Stonefly by Aaron Jasper of Trout Predator Online. East vs. West Traditionally thought of as a Western style fly, this simple fly pattern is equally effective on streams in the Eastern US and turned my day around [...]

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Connecticut Fly Fishing – Housatonic River Map

Posted on September 1, 2009 by in Connecticut, Destinations

Flowing through beautiful Litchfield County in northwestern Connecticut the Housatonic River is one of the crown jewels of the Eastern US for trout fly fishing. Comparable in size to many Western US rivers, the “Housy”, as it is known locally, flows through deposits of limestone that supports prolific hatches of numerous species of Caddis and [...]

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