A fly dedicated to mid-life, heh.

I find many parallels between fishing and my faith. I produced this fly to present it upside down to hide the hook. It looks unnatural, but actually it is closer to the truth because how many Mayflies do you see that have a hook? And so there are many things we can do, but God’s intended purpose is often the opposite of what we think. Here’s a few examples…To save your life, you must lose it (Luke9:24),  Our faith isn’t based on what we can do to earn it, but rather how Christ died so we could live! (John 3:16), God likes to do Big things with very little, whereas we think Big things are accomplished by going Big as we can (Matthew 15:33-38), Peace doesn’t come by how much money we have, how secure our job is, how good our health is, how stable the economy is, etc. Peace comes from within our hearts and Jesus Christ dwelling there. Crazy stuff, yet this is what I believe. Sometimes my mind tricks me and my circumstances blind my eyes to the truth, but over time I find that Jesus comes through and leads me back to where I belong. It’s opposite of what I would naturally choose, yet it feels so natural when I’m there. Tight Lines and peaceful minds!

PM

My latest invention. Named for obvious reasons. It’s primarily a bass fishing fly, but I’m going to try it on trout as well. Lead core wrapped over a #6 hook. This fly is tied like a black woolly worm except it has flat tinsel wrapped around body and long white marabou strands to flow like a streamer. The contrast between red, white and black should bring good visibility in murky water. Tight lines! PM

So here I am sitting in my office on a Friday afternoon tying flies and listening to my vintage Lp’s when in comes Honey our dog to interrupt me for some attention getting. Whelp, I’m not one to waste an opportunity when it comes knocking at my door AND we are in an economical downturn right? So without so much a blink of an eye and a quick snip! Her tail becomes my newest flie’s tail and a new creation! The Retreiver is born! Maybe it will catch on, maybe I should patent it, maybe it will catch a huge CATFISH! Ha! Tight lines & Good times!

PM

This nypmh patten doesn’t resemble any particular insect, but comes close to few different ones. It’s predominance is noted because of flashy materials that reflect light and attract fish. These type flies are known as “Attractor” patterns. I like to have a few of these on me as they are a real work horse and get results despite matching the hatch perfectly! I tied lead core under it’s body to get it near the bottom where the bigger fish feed. Tight lines! PM

I named this “The Del Valle” because it has caught more fish there for me than any other fly. I have caught Rainbow Trout, Small Mouth Bass and even a Carp! One of the things that makes it so special is the olive color. It has always worked for Del Valle. When Bass fishing with plastics using Olive Senkos or  Watermelon Robo worms work great. Green power bait works there when sitting on the banks in Spring time for catching stocked Rainbows. The Krystal flash has great attractive properties as well when fishing in water with limited visibility. Using a stripping motion mimics a minnow bait fish.

I named this fly after my Lil’ sister who’s Birthday is today! It is a fly used to break out in the early evening to draw out the bigger fish! Mary caught a pretty big fish herself (Dave her husband is 6′8″!!!) I also used Yellow Moose hair which is very different than the traditional black because my sister has a bright disposition and shines like a star in this dark world! Happy Birthday Sis! I love you!