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The reel thing: Deer Hair Emerger leaps from the page inspired by years of temptation

WHEN delving into the vast amount of fly-fishing literature and theory available to anglers, I much prefer to have my nose in a book than to sit any longer than is necessary in front of an electronic screen. Often, though, a quick jump into the internet and its untold depths can lead to unexpected

Publication: Scotland on Sunday

THE OUTSIDER; Seeking a Fly to Fool The Crafty Trout - New York Times

Anyone who saw the movie ''A River Runs Through It'' knows about the religion of fly-fishing -- the mystique, the devotion, the incredibly tiny flies cast with such delicacy and devotion to the lovely and noble trout. That's for the purists. I love fly-fishing. I love all fishing. But as I was

Publication: The New York Times

USING FLIES IN TANDEM WILL ATTRACT MORE TROUT

DON ECKER The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 03-29-2000 USING FLIES IN TANDEM WILL ATTRACT MORE TROUT By DON ECKER Date: 03-29-2000, Wednesday Section: SPORTS Edition: All Editions -- Four Star B, Three Star B, Two Star P, One Star B Column: OUTDOORS Way back when wet flies were the principal weapons

Publication: The Record (Bergen County, NJ)

PROFESSIONAL FLY TYER PUTS ON SHOW AT EXPO.(Sports)(Column)

Byline: Ed Dentry Rocky Mountain News Outdoors Writer Check out the guy with the crick in his neck at the Denver International Sportmen's Exposition this week. Professional fly tyer Pat Dorsey of Parker says an occasional stiff neck is part of the wages of sitting at a tying vice, whipping out 14

Publication: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)

How to lure trout with a mix of flies.

Byline: Eric Sharp DETROIT _ Some years ago in France, a friend and I watched a truffle dog work, a spaniel mix that could sniff out the underground fungi that sell for $50-$60 an ounce. When he commented that you would have to be nuts to pay that much for a glorified mushroom, I asked, Have you

Publication: Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI)

FISHING TWO FLIES AT ONCE WILL INCREASE CHANCES; IF THE DRY FLY IS FLOATING DRAG-FREE, THEN THE WET FLY BENEATH IS DRIFTING NATURALLY.(SERIES: Fishing Guide 2002)(Special section)

Byline: J. Michael Kelly Staff writer You might not double your catch, but a well-known Pennsylvania angler promises you'll hook more trout this season if you learn to fish two flies at once. Charles Meck, the author of Patterns, Hatches, Tactics and Trout and Pennsylvania Trout Streams and their

Publication: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)

That Fly's So Ugly, It's Really Quite a Beauty

There was a time when I tied all of my own flies. There was something about catching a fish on a fly that I tied that appealed to me. It still appeals to me, but lately I've become much less of a purist. I buy a lot of the flies I need. The simple fact is that I am just too lazy to tie all of the

Publication: Yakima Herald-Republic