WINTER 2021

Winter 2021 - Volume Twenty-Seven , Issue 4

Features

Gaudy Wet Flies of the Golden Era

Master tier Lee Schechter shares tips and tricks for creating some of the most beautiful patterns in the history of American fly tying.

DAVID KLAUSMEYER

Favorite Flies for the Bighorn River

Our author shares 26 of the best patterns for catching trophy trout on this famous river.

JOHN WOODS

The Return of Wally Wings

Learn how to make two realistic mayfly wings using only one feather.

BARRY CLARKE

Chicone’s Magnum Mantis

All of our favorite saltwater fl ats game fi sh eat shrimp, and they love this fly. Tie it, cast it, and hold on tight!

DREW CHICONE

A Tube-Fly Primer

Tube flies are perfect for making extra-large flies for catching pike, musky, and many saltwater species.

NADICA & IGOR STANCEV

Columns

Editor’s Bench

A Team Effort

DAVID KLAUSMEYER

First Wraps

Fly Tyer of the Year—2021

MICHAEL CARR

New Dimensions

Hot Spots for Better Nymphs

TIM CAMMISA

Profile

Lucas Utrer — A Leader in the Platinum Age of Fly Tying

DAVID KLAUSMEYER