October 18, 2026 · 5 min
Pinning my patterns on the corkboard
Every recipe on a card, pinned by the vise, in the order I tie them.
Newsletter
Slow Water
One letter every Sunday: a fly to tie, a river to look at and a small thing I learned this week.
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Tying
Three turns of hackle, and then stop
Most of my flies are over-dressed. Here is how I learned to put the thread down.
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Eight patterns, one empty slot and a box that is finally tidy.