Fountains of Youth – Classic trout flies that have withstood the test of time … flies that remain “forever young” by Rusty Dunn If the history of fly fishing is viewed with the mirror of time, dry-fly fishing… Read More
Fountains of Youth – Classic trout flies that have withstood the test of time … flies that remain “forever young” by Rusty Dunn The period shortly before and after 1900 was a time of upheaval in the fly-fishing… Read More
Fountains of Youth – Classic trout flies that have withstood the test of time … flies that remain “forever young” by Rusty Dunn On a glorious late April day in England in the early 1800s, daffodils trumpet spring’s… Read More
Fountains of Youth – Classic trout flies that have withstood the test of time … flies that remain “forever young” by Rusty Dunn The hopes and dreams of most dry-fly anglers rest on the shoulders of but two… Read More
Fountains of Youth – Classic trout flies that have withstood the test of time … flies that remain “forever young” by Rusty Dunn Have a sip of New York City municipal water, and you’re drinking a cup of… Read More
Fountains of Youth – Classic trout flies that have withstood the test of time … flies that remain “forever young” by Rusty Dunn If you fly fish long enough, you will probably encounter one of angling’s most enjoyable… Read More
Fountains of Youth – Classic trout flies that have withstood the test of time … flies that remain “forever young” by Rusty Dunn Ojibwe natives called the river Wiisaakode-ziibi (“river through half-burnt woods”) due to the many forest… Read More
Fountains of Youth – Classic trout flies that have withstood the test of time … flies that remain “forever young” by Rusty Dunn Spring creeks are the crown jewels of fly fishing. The common feature of all spring… Read More
Fountains of Youth – Classic trout flies that have withstood the test of time … flies that remain “forever young” by Rusty Dunn Fly tyers have long been obsessed – some would say excessively so – with matching… Read More
Fountains of Youth – Classic trout flies that have withstood the test of time … flies that remain “forever young” by Rusty Dunn Tie an Iron Blue Nymph on a #16 hook, and you’ve recreated the most famous… Read More
Brown Owl
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Last Updated: March 2, 2026 by Drew Kasel
Fountains of Youth – Classic trout flies that have withstood the test of time … flies that remain “forever young” by Rusty Dunn If the history of fly fishing is viewed with the mirror of time, dry-fly fishing… Read More
Halford’s Rough Olive
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Last Updated: February 3, 2026 by Drew Kasel
Fountains of Youth – Classic trout flies that have withstood the test of time … flies that remain “forever young” by Rusty Dunn The period shortly before and after 1900 was a time of upheaval in the fly-fishing… Read More
Green Tail
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Posted: January 5, 2026 by Drew Kasel
Fountains of Youth – Classic trout flies that have withstood the test of time … flies that remain “forever young” by Rusty Dunn On a glorious late April day in England in the early 1800s, daffodils trumpet spring’s… Read More
Little Red Sedge
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Last Updated: December 2, 2025 by Drew Kasel
Fountains of Youth – Classic trout flies that have withstood the test of time … flies that remain “forever young” by Rusty Dunn The hopes and dreams of most dry-fly anglers rest on the shoulders of but two… Read More
Brown Bivisible
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Posted: November 4, 2025 by Drew Kasel
Fountains of Youth – Classic trout flies that have withstood the test of time … flies that remain “forever young” by Rusty Dunn Have a sip of New York City municipal water, and you’re drinking a cup of… Read More
Bird’s Nest Nymph
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Last Updated: October 8, 2025 by Drew Kasel
Fountains of Youth – Classic trout flies that have withstood the test of time … flies that remain “forever young” by Rusty Dunn If you fly fish long enough, you will probably encounter one of angling’s most enjoyable… Read More
Swanson’s Wet Dry Fly
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Posted: September 2, 2025 by Drew Kasel
Fountains of Youth – Classic trout flies that have withstood the test of time … flies that remain “forever young” by Rusty Dunn Ojibwe natives called the river Wiisaakode-ziibi (“river through half-burnt woods”) due to the many forest… Read More
Rim Chung’s RS2
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Last Updated: June 27, 2025 by Drew Kasel
Fountains of Youth – Classic trout flies that have withstood the test of time … flies that remain “forever young” by Rusty Dunn Spring creeks are the crown jewels of fly fishing. The common feature of all spring… Read More
Sherry Spinner
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Last Updated: May 7, 2025 by Drew Kasel
Fountains of Youth – Classic trout flies that have withstood the test of time … flies that remain “forever young” by Rusty Dunn Fly tyers have long been obsessed – some would say excessively so – with matching… Read More
Iron Blue Nymph
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Last Updated: April 1, 2025 by Drew Kasel
Fountains of Youth – Classic trout flies that have withstood the test of time … flies that remain “forever young” by Rusty Dunn Tie an Iron Blue Nymph on a #16 hook, and you’ve recreated the most famous… Read More
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