Fly Fishing and Fly Tying News and Articles http://www.hatchesmagazine.comby Russ Forney and Tim Scott How long does it take to tie 6,000 flies? Grab a calculator and run the numbers: tying at a sustained rate of 10 flies per hour for 15 hours a day, you would need 40 days to tie that many flies. If you bumped production to 15 flies an hour, you could shttp://www.hatchesmagazine.com/page/month/478http://www.hatchesmagazine.com/page/month/478by John Terje Refsahl Hook: tmc 2487 #14Body: two pieces of antron yarn, wovenThorax: alpakka dubbingParaloop: cdc paraloop AdsenseThe paraloop is made with cdc on this one, but i also sometimes combines both cdc and ordinary hackle when making the paraloop. The cdc softhttp://www.hatchesmagazine.com/page/month/477http://www.hatchesmagazine.com/page/month/477by Miles Nolte We have a unique group in camp this week. The ringleader and financier (we'll call him Jake) has been fishing up here with Ken for fifteen years, since this place was only four tents and two guides. Jake is a very wealthy individual who runs a successfulhttp://www.hatchesmagazine.com/page/month/476http://www.hatchesmagazine.com/page/month/476by Dave Wiltshire I am a fan of the parachute hackle. Easy to tie, durable, lands correctly and with an effective footprint as well. To be honest, most of my hackled dry flies now sport the parachute. On the small streams I tend to fish in the UK, if thttp://www.hatchesmagazine.com/page/month/467http://www.hatchesmagazine.com/page/month/467by Russ Forney Winter is fly tying season in northeastern Wyoming. As fresh snow piles up behind the garage and mercury shivers in the thermometer, I am filling boxes and bins with flies for the coming year. The short days and long, cold nights are tailor-made to fly tying; with a chttp://www.hatchesmagazine.com/page/month/452http://www.hatchesmagazine.com/page/month/452Tying the by Lucian Vasies Hook: daiichi d1180 /d1130 #12-18Thread: Unithread 17/0 whiteUnderbody: uni mylar green peacockBody: opossum dubbing yellow-olive, claretHackle: chocolate feathers or partridge feathers - one turn http://www.hatchesmagazine.com/page/month/437http://www.hatchesmagazine.com/page/month/437Photo Essay: All Photos from kasperbs' photostream on flickr Getting the rods ready for a day of Grayling fishing The Severn is the longest river in UK, and runs from mid Wales and well into England. The river was low and clear, and we even got to try our luhttp://www.hatchesmagazine.com/page/month/419http://www.hatchesmagazine.com/page/month/419by Capt. Andy Parker AdsenseJust a short 48 hrs earlier, we had walked across the stage in South Carolina to accept our college diplomas. But as we were taxiing to the "runway" on the middle of Anchorage's Lake Hood in a tiny Cessna 206 float plane, we had nohttp://www.hatchesmagazine.com/page/month/380http://www.hatchesmagazine.com/page/month/380by Russ Forney With the holidays approaching, you might think Santa is too busy for the tying bench. But I would not be surprised if, like many of us, he finds comfort at the vise - dubbing, spinning, and hackling until the wee hours of the morning. And I'll bet Santa knows http://www.hatchesmagazine.com/page/month/379http://www.hatchesmagazine.com/page/month/379: Emerger design inspired by a fairy-tale princess Text and photos by Russ Forney Cinderella rocks! I mean that girl has got it going on! The whole magical transformation from hapless, cinder-covered servant to elegant, upwardly mobile princess is timeless inspiration. Fly tiers thttp://www.hatchesmagazine.com/page/month/373http://www.hatchesmagazine.com/page/month/373Flymen Fishing Company Announces New Fly Tying Products for 2009 Realistic Nymph-Head� Tungsten fly-tying Beads now in Natural Fly Colors. Innovative bead design adds realism, color and detail. All new RealFlyColor� range of Brass fly-tying beads. AdsenseThe Nymph-Head� range of realistic, tuhttp://www.hatchesmagazine.com/page/month/372http://www.hatchesmagazine.com/page/month/372by Frank G. Swarner III AdsenseHook: Daichii 2451 - size 4 shownThread: 6/0Platform (tail base): White Calftail/KiptailTail: 1 pink saddle tied over 1 slightly shorter white saddle featherDubbing: Ice dubbing - Pearl in dubbing loopThroat #1: White Calftail/KiptailThroat #2:http://www.hatchesmagazine.com/page/month/371http://www.hatchesmagazine.com/page/month/371by Russ Forney "Mastering the Overhand Weave" appeared in the 2008 issue of Hatches magazine and introduced many new tiers to the overhand weave; a versatile technique for building durable, segmented fly bodies. There are many more variatiohttp://www.hatchesmagazine.com/page/month/370http://www.hatchesmagazine.com/page/month/370The following article is an except from LaFontaine's Legacy: The Last Flies from an American Master . Ordering information can be found at http://www.btsflyfishing.com/ LaFontaine's Legacy: The Last Flies from an American Master Chapter 2Bead Head Deep Sparkle Pupa I'll never forget the first timehttp://www.hatchesmagazine.com/page/month/369http://www.hatchesmagazine.com/page/month/369 Gary LaFontaine is one of the names that will be remembered a hundred years from now and people will be soaking up the wisdom in his books for generations to come. I was not lucky enough to know and spend time with Gary but luckily for all of us people like Al & Gretchttp://www.hatchesmagazine.com/page/month/368http://www.hatchesmagazine.com/page/month/368