AS A KID growing up in Athens, Alabama, Brandon Bailes used to spend a lot of time in his grandfather’s woodshop. His grandpa would cut a block of cedar for Bailes, then sketch something on it—the ...

Every time I sit down at the fly-tying bench I find myself taking the time to wind up a deer hair mouse or frog. They've been piling up on my desk for a couple of months now and when I was doing some ...

Western rivers boast an abundance of caddisflies that come in a variety of colors. The Goodard Caddis is a pattern that can be adapted with color choices to cover most options. The shape that s carved ...

Grease Liner tied by Dave Miller. Here’s a classic pattern that has accounted for a lot of heart tremors and fish on the bank over the years in places like the North Umpqua and the Lower Deschutes.