KIS-Fly fishing

I'm sure most of you guys that follow me on social media know that I'm a big fly tying geek. Tying flies is a big big part of this whole fly fishing "lifestyle" I try to live. That big passion for tying flies has one drawback, you end up buying and trying a lot of materials you don't actually use all that much. Rooster feathers, basic flash materials, bucktail, ostrich and a few selected synthetics cover most of my fishing and tying needs year after year. However, at times you stumble on something that you actually end up using a lot and fish a lot. One new material like that is Squimpish hair. A decent pike caught with a Squimpish hair bug. Squimpish hair has been found and distributed by master tier David Nelson aka Mr.Squimpish. David has a very unique and absolutely beautiful tying style both in freshwater and saltwater streamers. David is a "naturals first" kinda guy similar to myself, but when he found the Squimpish hair he was instantly s...

Howdy folks! It's been a while since I last wrote here in my english blog. Trying to make a comeback so stay tuned. First up is some thoughts about Bob Popovics' Beast fly and how you can modify it to suit your own needs and style of tying and fishing. I started hearing rumors and the odd picture of the Beast about three years ago. The Beast is a Hollow tied bucktail deceiver with an extended body to add length and profile behind the hook. It is a specialty fly when you need a fly that's big and easy to cast. Nothing casts like a well tied Beast. The original way is to use a thick mono to tie the extension on and then attach it to the hook. You will find specific instructions on how to tie the Beast and some additional background info on Bob's new book  about the Beast. I highly recommend you buy it. The Book. Bob told me that when he first started tying the Beasts he tied them big and really full. They ended up being pretty nasty to cast. Since then t...