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Burnt Toast Balanced Leech Fly Tying Tutorial

Today at Snake River Fly Dubbing Dave will be showing us how to tie the Burnt toast balanced leech. This fly has been super productive on some of our south east Idaho lakes in the spring and early summer months and wicked on the section of the snake river below American falls in the fall. We like are flies to be simple and quick to tie and still produce great fish numbers. Maximizing your time on the water is the key to success. Material List: Hook: #8 jig hook 90 or 60 degree Bead: Chartreuse moonlit tungsten bead Tail: SRF Zero Gravity in brown Body: Burnt Toast balanced leech lace https://snakeriverfly.com/ For more information on this Balanced leech or where...

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Fishy Christmas Ideas

Snake river fly has you covered for the fishy guy or gal you are shopping for this holiday season. We are offering 10% of gift certificates up until Christmas along with some other great deals such as fly boxes loaded up with flies for our local waters, Rod and reel combos, and more fly tying materials and kits than you can shake a stick at. Also this week until December 2nd we have a 20% off all SRF materials sale right here on our site. Use code "snakerivercyber" when you reach the checkout. Out of town or can't make it into the shop we are more than happy to take any and all orders over the phone or email and...

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Caddis fly pattern for the Snake River

Caddis Patterns have been one of our top choices in the last couple of weeks for picking up big fish on the snake. This one especially has been responsible for many of our great days on the water. These nymphs are one of the main food sources found in our stretch of river and the fish utilize them as a way to put pounds on fast as the cold months' approach. Want to learn how to tie this lethal little bug? This fly Tying tutorial walks you through how to fill your fly box with the good stuff! Material List: Hook: #10 scud hook Bead: copper 1/8 (tungsten or brass) Body: Skud Skirt Legs: wood duck flank Thread: 140 black...

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Snake River Fly's Leech Lace - Better than Mohair

Leech patterns are the perfect option for this time of year. Whether you are on a lake or a river these bugs can be deadly. Snake River Fly's Leech Lace is a quick and effective way to bang out a bunch of bugs to maximize your time on the water. We sell Leech Lace in 5 colors: Gray n' Copper Rust Dark Olive River Rust Burnt Toast $2.99 Per Package - SHOP HERE

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