Fly of the Month

   The Letort Cricket is a terrestrial pattern that was developed by Ed Shenk of Pennsylvania.  It was named after the spring creek that he spent most of his life fishing. This is a good summer time pattern. Hook –...

FLY OF THE MONTH      This month’s fly is the Rusty Klinkhamer.  For a while now I have been thinking about adding another color of the best-selling Klinkhamer Emerger.  I have talked to fishermen who have had success with...

  This month’s fly is the Early Black Stone.   I saw a video of this pattern on the internet and we gave it a try at our Saturday afternoon tying group.  Early Blacks are one of the first bugs to...

 FLY OF THE MONTH           This month’s fly is the Parachute Smelt, created by Lou Zambello, a guide and part-time resident of Kennebago Lake.  Lou talks about this pattern in his book Fly Fishing Northern New...

   We recently added the White Muddler Minnow to the store.  It was created by Don Gapen of Minnesota in the late 1930’s.  The fly was popularized and mass produced by Bailey’s Fly Shop of Montana.  The white color is...

This month’s fly is the Teal Strip. It was created by Rob Donald who for many years operated a shop in Jay, Maine.  Rob closed his shop a few years ago.  Many fishermen would stop on the way to Rangeley...

  This month’s fly is the Mansfield streamer. I know very little about the origin of this attractor pattern. It was in the Streamer selection when we bought the shop.  Some fisherman will walk right to them and pick up...

   This months fly is the Ausable Wulff. The Ausable Wulff was originated by Fran Betters in 1964.  He developed it for fishing the turbulent waters of the Ausable River in upstate New York.  In our own area waters it...

This month’s fly is the Blue Winged Olive (or B.W.O.). The B.W.O. is an effective fly this time of year as the water cools before winter cold sets in. The B.W.O. and midges are the only surface activity that might...