Book Excerpt: The Feather Mechanic, How to Tie the Dirty Carrot, Expert Nymphing Tactics THIS WEEK an excerpt from The Feather Mechanic: A Fly-Tying Philosophy by Gordon van der Spuy. "Fly tying like swimming is a practical pursuit. Learning to swim without getting wet is impossible. Fly tying is not that much different."
In this week's featured tying video Tim Flagler ties the Dirty Carrot. "It’s consistently taken trout when nothing else will," Tim says. "Maybe it’s the orange hot spot collar, or the mix of dubbings on the body, or maybe even the gold wire which adds a little bit of shine and the look of segmentation."
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