Drop An Anchor: Tying A Picasse Variant
By Kenzie Kozera The original “Picasse” is a design from guide and fly tyer, Marc LeBlanc. Translating to “anchor”, the Picasse has become a staple on many salmon rivers in New Brunswick and Quebec,...
The "Max Canyon": Tying a Steelhead Hairwing
By Kenzie Kozera While I have yet to cast a fly in pursuit of steelhead, the species presents like a mythical creature in my mind. While Atlantic salmon are without a doubt the fish that...
Tying a Willie Gunn Themed Marabou Tube Fly
By Kenzie Kozera Often a staple in the box of salmon anglers across the globe, the Willie Gunn has taken on many different iterations or variations. Sporting the black, orange, and yellow, this pattern remains...
Surviving Winter Blues
Are you feeling the winter blues? Are you dreaming of warmer days and the return of fishing season? Trust me, I know the feeling. But fear not, because spring is just around the corner, and...
Tips and Tricks To Make Your Flies Last - Wet Flies
by Jamie Pike I am, to the core, a commercial tyer. While I do stray from the hours upon hours of repeating the same pattern typically ranging in sizes 2-4-6-8-10 (typical here for Atlantic...
Tube flies - How they work and how to use them!
By Kenzie Kozera First and foremost, for those unfamiliar with tube flies, they are exactly as they sound… flies tied on tubes. These tubes can range in length, diameter, and materials (plastic pens and snipped...
