The Tao of Flies

The Tao of Flies Dedicated to fly tying and fly fishing

My favorite design by Derek DeYoung.
09/27/2026

My favorite design by Derek DeYoung.

Baby teeth
09/27/2026

Baby teeth

Mercury Blood Midge aka the Christmas tree midge
09/26/2026

Mercury Blood Midge aka the Christmas tree midge

Loop wing emerger
09/26/2026

Loop wing emerger

09/25/2026

Blue crystal m**h.
Body: Pearl diamond braid dyed blue.
Hook: Ahrex 541 but you can use any egg hook.

Murdich Minnow. Created by Bill Murdich, this simple baitfish pattern works for a variety of fish. It works especially w...
09/25/2026

Murdich Minnow. Created by Bill Murdich, this simple baitfish pattern works for a variety of fish. It works especially well for smallmouth bass.

Vinyl body stonefly
09/24/2026

Vinyl body stonefly

Crystal m**h egg clusters. It’s extremely easy to tie and works well for salmon and steelhead. No I’m notproud when I ca...
09/23/2026

Crystal m**h egg clusters. It’s extremely easy to tie and works well for salmon and steelhead. No I’m not
proud when I catch them on these vs swinging but it’s better than getting skunked.

09/22/2026

King salmon from the DSR in Pulaski, New York. The fight took about 6 minutes. My buddies left early, so I ended up beaching it myself. The fish took a pink Estaz egg.

Douglas DXF Gen 2 11’6” 8 weight switch rod, Hatch Iconic 9 Plus reel with Rio line.

09/21/2026

Quick turn and burn to upstate New York to get rid of salmon itch. Drove 5 hours there Friday, fished Saturday and half of Sunday. Drove home Sunday afternoon. Itch scratched.

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