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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

Klinkhåmer Special

Klinkhamer Special

Fountains of Youth – Classic trout flies that have withstood the test of time … flies that remain “forever young” by Rusty Dunn Emergence is a time of great peril for mayflies, as nymphs must ascend to the… Read More

Stewart’s Black Spider

Fountains of Youth – Classic trout flies that have withstood the test of time … flies that remain “forever young” by Rusty Dunn Seine a stream, and the insects you capture will not look anything like the glamour… Read More

Black Ghost

Black Ghost

Fountains of Youth – Classic trout flies that have withstood the test of time … flies that remain “forever young” by Major Oliver Leach Editor’s Note – The Covid-19 quarantine allows Maj. Oliver Leach, Rusty Dunn’s friend and… Read More

Extended-Body Green Drake

Extended-Body Green Drake

Fountains of Youth – Classic trout flies that have withstood the test of time … flies that remain “forever young” by Rusty Dunn Locals and wannabe locals affectionately call it ‘The Fork’.  Simply, The Fork.  As if any… Read More