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Please take a look and offer any comments you might have. You can leave comments here, or email me: byhaugh1@mac.com

Thank You,
Byron

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Scott S4 9'. 5 Wt fly rod for sale -$475

Fished twice. Plastic wrap still on cork handle. Need $475 plus about $0 for shipping. Have warranty card.
Thanks

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Squirrel Hair Caddis








Hi,

I really like the "buggy" qualities of the Red Fox Squirrel hair. So, I tied a caddis using the guard hair of the back of a squirrel body.

Wednesday, May 25, 2011







Hi,
Trying to use subtle differences in dubbing color in an attempt to get a little hint of segmentation on this Pale Evening Dun Sparkle Dun.


Saturday, May 21, 2011

Jason Borger's Watercolors



Hi,

I am making shadow boxes of some of my flies. Jason Borger did 2 watercolors of my "Byron's Soft Hackle" which I am including in the shadow boxes.
I think he did a beautiful job!!
He is a true artist!!!

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Hybrid Nymph



Hi,

I am torn between two of my favorite nymphs: The Red Fox Squirrel and the Pheasant Tail. The Prince Nymph is right up there as well.

Anyway, today, I thought I would tie a couple hybrids between the squirrel and the pheasant tail nymph. This is what I have come up with so far.

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Flytyers Dungeon Dubbing





i ordered a few different dubbings from "The Mad Scientist" at Fly Tyers Dungeon. This particular dubbing is a little different in that it is a little fuzzy. They also sell a dubbing called "Skeeter Fuzz" which is really fine and is NOT fuzzy.

Friday, May 13, 2011

Combo Thread for Tying Midge Patterns





Hi,
Midges reach a late stage in which they seem to be saturated with hemoglobin and their bodies become red/black or sort of maroon in color. I thought about using two colors of thread: red and black. However, it was not easy to do using two bobbins.

Then, I saw that there is a product called "Combo Thread" which has two colors of very fine thread on the same spool. It is really convenient and I think it looks good.

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Dave Whitlock's Red Fox Squirrel Nymph



Hi,

Thought I would post this famous fly as tied by Dave Whitlock himself:








We all have our own styles and methods which lead to different versions of the same fly. I don't have exact materials that Dave Whitlock uses. These are my interpretation:








Friday, April 29, 2011

Dubbing from The Dungeon




Hi,

Yesterday, I received my order of dubbing from "The Dungeon". I have heard a lot about these guys on the forums. Their email response comes from "The Mad Scientist". I was told their dubbing blends are the best.

So, this morning, I broke into a batch of it and tied a Blue Winged Olive.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011




Hi,

This drawing and watercolor was done by Jason Borger. Jason is the son of Gary Borger - famous fly fishing author. Jason was the stunt man doing the casting in "A River Runs Through it". He is a tremendous artist, writer, and fly caster.
The drawing above was done as the original in his father's book "Designing Trout Flies". The drawing appears on page 25 of that book. Jason was kind enough to watercolor the drawing for me.

I think he is an awesome artist!!!!!!!!!!!!!!