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Thread Sizes

There are round threads and flat threads. There are single and multi-strand threads. There are threads with texture and threads that stretch. There are even threads that are pre-waxed, and all come in every color of the rainbow. Telling them apart can be a nightmare. Understanding the difference will make picking the right thread for the right fly easy. In this edition we will talk about the different sizes of threads. Threads are measured in two main ways in fly tying: Denier and aught:

12/1/2016Dun Magazine

The Smallmouth

Everyone on staff at DUN Magazine is in love with Smallmouth. If you have not fished for Smallies on the fly, you should put this predator on your list. A Smallmouth is a popular freshwater game fish which is part of the SUNFISH family. Yes, you read that right! HABITAT Their native habitat is the upper Mississippi, the Ohio, lower Missouri watersheds and most of the Great Lakes. WHEN AND WHERE When fishing for Smallies, water temperature plays a huge role. We start fishing for them when

12/1/2016Dun Magazine

Mercury & Dragonflies

It’s always interesting for me, being an aquatic biologist and angler, to look down into the water and see the diversity of life on the bottom of a beautiful stream. It wasn’t until recently during my time researching invertebrates, that I now go out to a stream while fishing and wonder how much mercury, a neurotoxin, is in the body of the small critter my fly is trying to resemble. Billowing smoke stacks of coal burning industries fill the Midwest. These rolling fumes contain mercury (Hg) th

12/15/2015Megan Hess

Layering

It may be cold, but winter is still the time when a lot of folks go fly fishing. It isn’t always fun to continually break the ice out of the guides on your fly rod, or have your legs get numb because they’ve stood in the water for hours while you cast, but the rewards of a gorgeous Steelhead, a late-run Salmon, spawning Char or big, migrating Arctic Grayling sure can make it worthwhile. Most winter anglers know how important it is to do what is called “layer-up” before heading outside. Howeve

12/15/2015Cecilia Pudge Kleinkauf