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.
Some bags say 97%. Some say nothing. Here is what the number means, what the whole range is worth on an actual fly, and how to check any bead yourself with a kitchen scale.
The Stone Stack: How to Weight a Fly on Purpose
Three Firehole Stones components share one bore, so weight, profile and color stop being the same decision. Component weights, the arithmetic, and where to start.
Fly Hook Sizes Explained: How Hook Sizing Works
A bigger number means a smaller hook. Here is how fly hook sizing actually works, where the aught sizes begin, and why a size 14 varies from brand to brand.
Fly Tying Hook Anatomy: Every Part Explained
Eye, shank, bend, point, gape, throat. Here are the parts of a hook and, more useful, what each one actually does when you tie and when you set.
Oversizing Tungsten Beads for Euro Nymphing
The bead chart says size down. Here's the one time you do the opposite on purpose, to punch a euro nymph to the bottom, and the jigs built for it.