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Thanks again for all of your support! I’m having so much fun with the show and meeting tons of amazing people.
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Wet Fly Swing Hoodie
You get this awesome Wet Fly Swing Hoodie that helps to show support and is perfect for those cool winter days on the river.
SFTC – Steelhead Fly Tying Course
The new steelhead fly tying course will deliver online step x step video instruction to tie all types of steelhead flies and fly tying materials delivered to your door.
In today’s fly tying video I show you how to tie a steelhead coachman, a great summer steelhead fly pattern developed by John Hazel.
This fly has all of the buggy qualities you typically love to see with summer steelhead patterns. This is a slight variation on the original so have a look and let me know what you think.
I wanted to thank you for stopping by to check out the video and thank John Hazel for the great pattern. You can find more of John’s fly at the Deschutes Angler Fly Shop.
If you would like to check out the 30 Fly Tying Tips PDF Quick Guide just click on the button below get it:
As I continue to build up towards the March 15 launch of the new steelhead fly tying course I wanted to to post here so this new project is open to the public.
Click here to see the introductory post in this series.
I would love to get your support for this project.
Click the link below if you would pay for a steelhead fly tying course and materials delivered to your doorstep.
This helps me validate this project before I get all the way into it.
Before I spend a bunch of time on something that nobody wants.
Can you help?
There will be 8 sections within this course that cover everything from traditional wet flies to special egg patterns. Intruders over to buggy nymph patterns.
West and East, North and South. This course will cover it all for fly tying. Each section will be a new series of patterns and will include step x step instruction and the materials to tie them delivered to your doorstep.
Session 1: History of steelhead Flies, Tools and the classic Wet Flies
Background on steelhead flies and their history
wet fly hooks
typical fly tying materials overview
fly tying techniques
Top 20 wet flies for steelhead
Step x Step fly tying instruction for 3 of the best patterns
(Fly tying materials to tie each of the patterns will be delivered to your doorstep via the Fly Tying Mentor)
In the first chapter I’ll cover the history of steelhead flies so you have a better connection of where they are coming from. This will help you understand the foundation for what you will be tying.
I’ll also get into the tools and some general questions and answers that come up commonly and will answer any questions you have real time.
We will then go into some of the classic wet flies that have been used for many years for summer and winter steelhead.
If you want to support the project by virtually raising your hand, click on the button below:
Thanks for your support. If I get 20 people that sign up and show support by clicking the button above I’ll build the course.
The first sinking fly lines were developed by my guest, Jim Teeny, back in the 1970’s. In Episode 005 of the Fly Fishing Show I had the pleasure of interviewing Jim Teeny who is one of the most influential people in fly fishing over the last 60 years partly due to Jim’s contribution of sinking lines for fly fisherman around the world back in the 1970’s.
We talk about sinking lines, the Teeny Nymph and a bunch of other tips and great stories about how Jim has caught so many fish species over the years on the fly he originated – the teeny nymph fly.
Click Below to listen to the Interview with Jim Teeny:
Jim invented the Teeny Nymph when he was a young kid and didn’t realize how affective it would be for so many species. Now that Jim has launched a successful company and fished all over the world, we look back on where he’s been and where he’s going.
Jim has done many interviews, written lot’s of articles and books but a recent podcast is what reminded me to contact Jim. If you want to listen to this interview that April Volkey did with Jim click here.
I couldn’t cover it all but feel pretty good and really enjoyed the hour I had to site down with Jim.
If you would rather watch the interview with Jim take a look at the link below.
The Original Teeny Nymph (tied by Jim Teeny):
Click here to see a short video on tying the basic teeny nymph pattern. I tied this after preparing for the interview and really forgot how simple this pattern is. You can crank these babies out so there’s one big bonus!
I wanted to give a big thanks to Jim for spending some time with me on this interview. Jim discusses what he most appreciates in fly fishing after looking back at almost 60 years fly fishing.
Jim drops a bunch of golden nuggets for people interested in steelhead fishing. You can reach out to Jim at JimTeeny.com if you have any questions.
If you would like to get the Steelhead Tips PDF Quick Guide that lists some of the best tips from my guests click on the button below:
Jack’s rule of thumb is that if there is 2 feet of visibility, then take 2-3 steps downstream between each cast.
If you have 3 feet of visibility, take 3-4 steps.
If you have 4-5 feet of visibility, take 4-5 big steps between each cast and swing.
Remember this little rule of thumb next time you are stepping through a run to increase your efficiency. Maybe you will get to swing through one more run next time you are on the river.
Click the button below to get the Steelhead Tips PDF Quick Guide from all of our guests. I’ve basically summed up all of the best tips from the fly fishing shows and tossed it in one guide.
And if you’re interested in the right spey rod for steelhead, Click here to see the Echo Spey Rod that has helped me improve my spey cast and find more steelhead at a super reasonable cost. By the way, this link above is an affiliate link, which means I earn a commission if you do end up purchasing through that link. It’s at no extra cost to you, and please if you have any questions related to this product, please let me know and I’d be happy to answer them for you.
Updated post: I posted this first in Jan of 2018 and now we are moving into 2020. I want to leave this post live so you appreciate with me what we have created now that we are over 100 episodes!
Thank you for your support!
Original Jan 2018 Post:
I just couldn’t wait!
In the process of getting the show ready to go this week, I ended up publishing a few episodes on itunes ahead of time.
(It would be super helpful if you can click the link above and subscribe itunes!)
We will still have the big launch for everyone on Jan 15th, but the show is live now.
The first few episodes I published were already on youtube already, but come Jan 23rd they will all be brand new – starting with Trey Combs.
I just recently interviewed Trey Combs who shared a ton of information on what he’s been up to lately and also his history and contribution to steelhead fly fishing.
Here’s a short taste of the show notes from the interview I just completed with Trey Combs. These are a few of the highlights and points Trey covers but can’t take the place of listening to Trey directly.
Highlights from episode 006 with Trey:
Ted Trublood was the person who showed Trey his first steelhead.
Jim Green worked at Fenwick in the early days and provided Trey his first rod.
The Disco Midge can be fished below a strike indicator with a little weight and is a great winter pattern.
I wanted to give a big shout out to the Drake Cast for reminded me of this great pattern. Check out their podcast intro here that is funny and perfect.
If you would like to get the 33 Fly Tying Tips PDF Quick Guide just click on the button below and I’ll send it your way:
I need to determine if there is enough interest in an online steelhead fly tying course that you would pay money for it.
If I get 20 people to click the button below and subscribe expressing interest I will publish this course.
Classic Steelhead Flies
So, what will you get for $30/month?
You get all of the course work in the introduction to fly tying course plus a full 8 month step x step guide to tying all categories of steelhead flies.
Plus, you get fly tying materials to tie all of these flies delivered to your door.
This will be the first post in a series of blog posts that leads up to the launch of a new fly tying course that focuses on steelhead. The course format will be similar to my introductory course to fly tying which can be found here: Introduction to Fly Tying.
In the new steelhead fly tying course I will provide step by step fly tying tutorials that walk you through tying each category of steelhead fly.
Along with the course instruction, you’ll get fly tying materials to tie each fly delivered to your door. So, if you are new to fly tying or just want to avoid the high cost of buying a bunch of materials you’ll want to check out the SFT course.
If you are interested in the course and would like to be updated when it’s available just click on the button below.
I’ll be providing additional blog posts as I move along in the process of developing. If I don’t get enough feedback and support for this project I’ll look to offering another resource.
So, please click on the button above to show your support and let me know if this is the right track for the next product.
Looking forward to getting started on this project but you have to click the button above to make it a reality.
Spey casting tips and fly fishing intention is covered in episode 004 of the Fly Fishing Podcast this week. I had the pleasure of talking to Brian Chou who is a spey casting expert, spey line technician and all around cool guy.
Brian has influenced some of the largest fly rod and fly line companies in the industry and nerds out on why he loves it all. Brian provides a bunch of great tips, gets us thinking about fishing with intention and talks about the Soul River Runs Deep.
Click below to listen to the Podcast with Brian Chou:
I wanted to say thanks again to Brian for taking the time to chat with me and providing all of the great content.
And if you’re interested in the right spey rod for steelhead, Click here to see the Echo Spey Rod that has helped me improve my spey cast and find more steelhead at a super reasonable cost. By the way, this link above is an affiliate link, which means I earn a commission if you do end up purchasing through that link. It’s at no extra cost to you, and please if you have any questions related to this product, please let me know and I’d be happy to answer them for you.
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