From the Bench

From the Bench is Firehole's fly tying learning center. Practical, evergreen lessons on hooks, beads, materials, and technique, each one built to answer a real question at the vise and make you a better tyer.

Buzz Viper semi sunk bee pattern tied on a Firehole Sticks 315 by Rich Strolis
Patterns

The Buzz Viper: Fishing Bees and Wasps in Late Summer

The hopper is the right fly for a hay field. Most trout water is not a hay field.

PatternsA Simple BWO Emerger for Finicky Trout

A Simple BWO Emerger for Finicky Trout

When rising trout refuse a perfect dun all afternoon, the problem usually isn't your drift. It's your stage.

PatternsOctober Caddis dry fly tied on a Firehole Sticks 718 by Freddy Block

October Caddis: The Pattern, the Hatch, and How to Fish It

The biggest dry fly of the fall, a hatch that happens on the bank instead of in the current, and why the fish either eat it with everything they have or ignore it completely.