Showing posts with label carp food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label carp food. Show all posts

March 17, 2015

The Midwest Drift 2015 Carp Swap

Photo Credit: Luke Langton
The Midwest Drift graciously agreed to take over the reigns of the world's best carp fly swap after Mctage from Fly-Carpin handed over his labor of love this spring. Organzing a swap of this magnitude, actually more of a vector since the swap possesses both direction and magnitude, takes serious effort and time commitment. So a big tip of the hat to the TMD crew!

Lipton's Come at me Craw
Check out all of the photos and recipes from the fly swap, and even a few step by step tutorials. The Come at Me Craw is featured here.

March 16, 2015

Latergrams - Week 12

It's damn near spring, so there's plenty going on inside the Roughfisher Command Post, including some monster fly tying sessions and some epic mail days.







Soon my friends. Soon... #minnesota #ottertail #flyfishing #springisnear

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February 24, 2015

Latergrams - Week 9

Been on radio silence the past few weeks while I was visiting the homeland with the family. But now I'm back from Hawaii, and back in the saddle as it's prime time for fly production and show season. No rest for the weary.





February 2, 2015

Latergrams - Week 5

Trying to get my swap flies for the Midwest Drift and some salty stuff in before leaving for Hawaii.





January 20, 2015

Latergrams - Week 3

Heavy on the crawfish patterns last week, highlighting the "Come at Me Craw".

Lipton's Come At Me Craw Size and perspective: in my years of angling and catching fish I've noticed that when fish are keying in on crawfish there is one thing that seems to be consistent among different fish species, the size of their prey. I've examined the stomach contents of caught fish: some willingly donating diet "samples" when caught, i.e. puking up crawfish, while others had their stomach contents examined when getting processed. The average size of the crayfish bodies I observed were about one inch in length, about the diameter of a quarter. I like to keep it small. For an even more simplistic miniature version of a crawfish go with some Carp Crack. #carpfood #flytying #flyfarming #carponthefly #carppro #artisanflies

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Come at me bro! #carpfood #flytying #flyfarming #carponthefly #carppro #artisanflies

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Mini-craw going solo #carpfood #flytying #flyfarming #carponthefly #carppro #artisanflies

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The battle is on! #carpfood #flytying #flyfarming #carponthefly #carppro #artisanflies

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December 27, 2014

Latergrams- Week 52

Here's the weekly wrap up for the week 52: plenty of hexagenia and some UV carp demons


Dorsal view of hex nymph #carpfood #flytying #flyfarming #carponthefly #carppro #artisanflies

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Alternate version hex with subdued legs #carpfood #flytying #flyfarming #carponthefly #carppro #artisanflies

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The #carpdemon in UV olive. #carpfood #flytying #flyfarming #carponthefly #carppro #artisanflies

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December 15, 2014

Latergrams - Week 51

Lots of flies pumped out last week using bug collars from Bozeman Fly Goods. If you haven't choked a bug yet, do yourself a large and pick up some bug collars. #sick flies