Articulating Shanks
A handful of bent wire hooks that turn into big, hungry-fish flies, tested on tiger musky and bound for striped bass next.
6/15/2017Nome Buckman1 min read
Field Manual
Tippet Rings
A tiny metal ring saves your leader and your knot-tying patience, one season at a time.
Whip Finisher
A cluttered vise tray full of scissors, bobbins and half-finished flies, and the one small tool that ties them all off clean.
Fly Line Tapers
Weight forward, double taper, shooting head, level—what those names on the box actually mean for your cast.
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American Brown Trout
A spotted brown trout, teal nail art, and the tangled, mixed-up genetic history of a fish that's more American mutt than purebred.
Cul De Canard (CDC)
Three downy feathers from a duck's preen gland, the secret behind dry flies that float themselves, if you treat them right.
The Bodkin
It is the humble needle every fly tier swears by, and borrows, for everything from head cement to neighbor control.
The Smallmouth
A close-up with a yellow streamer still in its jaw, caught by an angler who clearly can't stop grinning.
The Fly Reel
Click-pawl or sealed drag, large arbor or small, which hand turns the handle: the fly reel choices that actually matter.
The Stripping Guard
Stacked bracelets, purple nails, and a strip of athletic tape on the finger that does all the work holding the line.