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Medium Olive Nymph

Medium Olive Nymph

The next time you’re near a trout stream, look closely among the ground cover and leaf litter.  You’ll be astonished by the number and variety of ants.

Madam X

Madam X

The next time you’re near a trout stream, look closely among the ground cover and leaf litter.  You’ll be astonished by the number and variety of ants.

Cinnamon Fur Ant

Cinnamon Fur Ant

The next time you’re near a trout stream, look closely among the ground cover and leaf litter.  You’ll be astonished by the number and variety of ants.

Marabou Muddler

Marabou Muddler

Fountains of Youth – Classic trout flies that have withstood the test of time … flies that remain “forever young” by Rusty Dunn The Pyramids of Giza.  The Colosseum of Rome.  The Taj Mahal of India.  All are… Read More

Honey Dun Flymph

Honey Dun Flymph

Some things turn out better when done in pairs. 

SWTU Virtually Delivers It’s Beginner Fly Tying Class

By Henry Nehls-Lowe Winter fly tying classes became a chapter mainstay shortly after SWTU was founded in 1969. This year fly tying instructors are being creative and gaming up their technology and Zoom skills to provide a virtual,… Read More

Henryville Special

Henryville Special

Fountains of Youth – Classic trout flies that have withstood the test of time … flies that remain “forever young” by Rusty Dunn Ask historically minded fly anglers where the meth­ods and traditions of fly fishing in America… Read More

Red Palmer

Red Palmer Rusty Dunn

Fountains of Youth – Classic trout flies that have withstood the test of time … flies that remain “forever young” by Rusty Dunn Hundreds of thousands (perhaps millions) of unique fly patterns have been designed over the centuries,… Read More

Fight the Virus … Read a Book!

By Rusty Dunn 2020 … what a year.  Cancellations, closures, abandoned plans, and broken dreams.  A year of seemingly endless sadness, as family, friends, and strangers near and far succumbed to the relentless virus.  We now enter a… Read More

Virtual meetings and Fly Tying News

We’re working on recordings and live virtual events Please watch your email for links and news to virtual events that are in the works and we hope to share soon. Read on to learn about two presentations in… Read More