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Fly Fishing Gear Reviews

Scott M-Series Fly Rod Product Review

The new M-series of rods from Scott Fly Rod Company are the highest of quality built graphite rods on the market today.  This particular series of rods were spawned out of Scott’s Custom Shop, with componets and craftmanship usually reserved for the most high end split bamboo rods. The freshwater rods come with beautiful blued …

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Spooled Fly Tying Materials | Thread, Wire, Tinsel

Ultra Wire is one of the hottest and widely used pieces of fly tying material. It has a wide variety of uses. Made most famous by John Barr on his wire body Copper John. Used to tie everything from the wire body on a brassie, to ribs on hares ears, and on streamers to hold …

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Griffin Montana Mongoose Cam Operated Fly Tying Vise Product Review

The Griffin Montana Mongoose Cam fly tying vise from Griffin Enterprises a high quality rotary, cam operated vise made here in the United States. The Jaws are made out of tempered steel which makes them very durable for a long service life. These jaws have superior holding power from your smallest midges in size 28 …

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Fly Rod Review Scott L2H Spey & Switch Rods

Scott L2H Switch & Spey Rods were introduced as a smooth and powerful new line of Spey and Switch Rods that will fit all of today’s casting styles. It doesn’t matter if you are in the Pacific Northwest chucking giant intruders and heavy sink-tips on a Skagit line, fishing a Scandi lines with hoppers on a …

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Turkey Fly Tying Materials | Turkey Quills, Biots, Tails, Flats

Turkey Biots are dyed to match the hatch. These work great for segmented bodies on spinners, dry flies, nymphs, and emergers. Turkey Quills come in matched pairs; a right and a left feather. This allows you to create a wing for the left and right side of your fly. In some cases these wings also …

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Stretch Round Rib

Tubing Fly Tying Materials| Micro Tubing, Stretch Tubing, D-Rib

Fly Tying Tubing, D-Rib, Stretch, Round Rib Tubing comes in many different colors, sizes and shapes. Each product offers its own special qualities that allows for different uses. Stretch Round Rib is round and solid rubber. It has great stretch which allows for great segmented bodies. It comes in 3 sizes to cover everything from …

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4322-CDC Feathers-CDC Super Select

CDC Feathers: Fly Tying Material

CDC or Cul-De-Canard translates to duck butt. These are the softest feathers from the rump of a Duck. Also they have great qualities in the water. They really grab air bubbles giving the illusion of air bubbles on any given pattern making it look more life like. CDC Puffs are great because of the fact …

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4338-Dry Fly Tying Feathers Review-Rooster necks saddle whiting fly tying feathers

Dry Fly Tying Feathers Review | Hackle, Saddles, Necks

We carry Whiting Farms and Metz hackle here in the Denver and Vail/Minturn shop. Each company has its own way of grading the feathers. Metz uses a number system, either grade 1 or 2 or 3. While Whiting Farms uses what they call the “Olympic Grading System” as follows. From top to bottom; Ultra-Platinum, Platinum, …

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Whiting Introductory Hackle Packs!

Getting a jump start with Whiting Intro Hackle Packs! In the ever changing world of fly tying Whiting is offering introductory packs for all level of tiers. These packs come with four 1/2 capes to cover most all your tying needs, Black, Med. Dun, Brown, and Grizzly. This is an incrediable way for any tyer …

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