MOLDY CHUM

Steelhead Alley Fly Tying

A division of Steelhead Alley Outfitters. LINK

Fly Tying Valhalla

The California Academy of Science's Ornithology and Mammalogy Department Collections Manager has access to some diverse fly tying materials.

Attention Yobs!

Tying instructions for the Blob. LINK  (Via: Diptera)

Fly Fishing and LOLcats

It had to happen at some point.

Mark Melvin makes a visual connection between fly tying and LOLcats.

LINK (Via:I Refuse to Blog)

We Represent the Fly Dressers Guild

The Fly Dressers Guild, The Fly Dressers Guild. LINK

The Coffee Lady

Paul Menard, AKA The New Man, uses some coffee beans to create lady bug imitations.

You can find brewing instructions on The New Man's Flickr photostream  LINK

Calling all Steelhead bug tiers!

    

Sent to us from John Ruberto at Whiskey Creek Fly Fishing Blog.  April Vokey is looking for your flies, your steelhead flies. This is a fundraiser for the Steelhead Society, for habitat restoration and other projects.  Send your flies to April and she will distribute to several fly shops across BC. Your flies will be purchased by anglers and all of the proceeds going to the Steelhead Society.  If you tie, tie some extras up and send them in. If you are a steeheader, look into your boxes and see what you can donate.  Put those flies in an envelope and send to:

April Vokey
8505 Norman Cres.
Chilliwack, B.C.
Canada
V2P 5C6

The Chum has a few Lewd Contuct (pictured above) strapped to a northbound pigeon. 

The Nikonians On Location #48 - Fly Pictures

In this podcast Martin Joergensen takes you through his home studio set up and techniques for photographing fishing flies.

LINK

The Fish Whisperer

Chum slurper, David Porterfield, slapped his STLHD Euro Decal on the mother of all travel cases.  Anyone out there know who makes these cases?  Since winning this case in a guide auction, Porterfield can't find another one like it. 

 

Whiting Farms Developing Super Rooster Hackle

 

Interested in growing impressive cocks for yourself?  Visit backyardchickens.com. 

beyond the bug

Your source for cutting edge fly design trends, fly patterns, fly tying product reviews, and information about the angler's craft. Beyond the Bug offers fly tying instruction in San Francisco, CA and New York, NY.  LINK

One cat just leads to another - Hemingway

Purveyors of salt water flies and the Old School Fly Wallet. LINK

They also have a blog.

Atlantic Salmon Flies Step by Step

North Shore Fishing Adventures offers 138 step by step Atlantic Salmon fly tutorials along with another 166 tutorials covering  trout, pike and lake trout.  LINK

Makin' it in the biz - Hareline Dubbin Factory Tour

Like Charlie in the Willie Wonka story, Matt Stansberry finally got his golden ticket.  Provided by The Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Sebastion Letelier has dedicated half his life to fly fishing and fly tying.......

....... and the other half to fine art.  LINK

Tied with an astounding amount of deer hair

Now with optional display ashtray.  LINK

Jewelry Quality Salmon Flies

Five years ago Shawn Davis began a quest to begin making artistic salmon flies using only the finest materials available to both flytiers and jewelers.  LINK

The Most Deadly Early and Late Season Fly Known to Man

The Triple Wammie

Hooks:  #18, #16, #10 Heavy Wire Scud Hooks          

Articulation: 20# Nylon Backing Colored with Permanent Marker

         

Thread: Orange #6 Round

         

Worm Body:  Small Red Chenille Burned to a Taper

         

Egg Body:  Orange Egg Yarn

         

Sort Hackle Body:  Pink Sow Bug Dubbing

         

Hackle: Grey Hen Wrapped Sparsely

Via: Eastgate Anglers LINK

3G iFly

Captain Ahab ties up a new pattern with some bits and pieces of his 3G iPhone that went for a swim in the Farmington River.

Last week I dropped my new iphone 3G in the Farmington River. It's become a very expensive paperweight so tonight I figured I'd get some use out of it. Seeing it was the river that took it from me, it's gonna at least catch me some fish.

LINK  (Via:Make)

Welcome to the World of Andy Burk

It's about time Andy had himself a website. LINK

The Foxtail Crab

Take it from someone who knows the man.

When Straq says his Foxtail Crab (claw variation) pattern has been, "very good"... you should pay attention.

P.S. It's a stripah pattern

Via: Wayupstream  LINK

You're Getting Sleepy.....Very Sleepy

LINK

Your one stop shop for feathers

The Golden Pheasant is native to forests in mountainous areas of western China but feral populations have been established in the United Kingdom and elsewhere.

The Weekly Fly

From the makers of the Red Shed video we posted earlier this year comes "The Weekly Fly".  Your source for weekly fly tying videos.  LINK

Glue Eggs with Beads

You can try glow in the dark beads too.

Via: Quest Outdoors  LINK

Fly Recipes Dot Com

Chum addict John Testor recently turned us on to this new site: Fly Recipes.  Looks like these boys are on to something special.  We'll keep a finger to the pulse of this one and fill you in on its official launch.

Whiting Farms - The Early Years

Warmwater Fly Tyer

This on-line journal features an impressive list of tying instructions for many warm water patterns.

LINK

911 Tribute Flies

Via: The Classic Salmon Fly LINK

Welcome to Art on Hook

Home of realistic flytyers / artists Ulf Hagström and Leif Örtenholm.  LINK

Hård's Classic Salmon Flies

Sven-Olov Hård has always been fascinated by the classic salmon flies of the 18th and 19th centuries, and he has been tying replicas of them since 1974.  LINK

Nemo Step by Step Tying Instructions

Hand drawn by Fabrizio Gajardoni  LINK

Noreast Saltwater Fly Patterns

Some wicked good patterns and tying instruction for all you salty dogs. LINK

Carpal Tunnel

After a winter on the vise, Chum lover Dominic Richert produced a nice little bounty.

Siskiyou Aviary

Your online source for specialty feathers and fly tying information.  LINK

The Ackroyd Patten

Via: Flyangler.ca  LINK

Flies With A Story

80 fly patterns and associated fish tales. Via: Fishing with Flies  LINK

Vigs Big Flies

Vigs is a tyer and purveyor of classic and contemporary featherwing streamer flies. LINK

Bead Fly

Via: Deer, Fish, Cards...Cheap Cigars, Bullets and Beer  LINK

1ST TRI-FECTA OF GUINNESS FLY TYING WORLD RECORDS!

Classic Flies

A fine gallery of classic salmon flies tied sans vise by Wolfgang von Malottke. LINK

Tying the Silkworm Chironomid

Fly Tying Enhancements

The Ekich automatic bobbin.  LINK

A.B. Fly

40,000 flies (more than 140 different types of flies) are tied every year in Alain Barthélemy’s workshop. This shows how dynamic this Dutch company has become in a few years, succeeding in gaining the most demanding fly-fishers’ confidence. As a matter of fact, Alain Barthélemy, whose taste for perfection is as strong as his passion for fly-fishing, makes it a point of honor to tie every single fly imitation himself.   LINK

Yummy

Matt over at the Oregon Outdoor Journal has posted a very nice series of fly tying photos from the Northwest Fly Tyers Expo. LINK 

Whiting Announces New 70's Rock Star Dry Fly Hackle

The Dirk Diggler

 

The Diggler has been a great streamer for me this year. It's caught browns out of the Madison in the Park, 'bows from rocky ford and Dollies from the Devil River and Rocky Creek.

VIA Fly Times "Old Timey" Fly Fishing Blog LINK

Fantasy Flies

Home of the Whopper Hopper the Super Royal Wulff. .........

....and the size 32 Royal Wullf 

LINK