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Balanced Perch Fly Tying Tutorial

Balanced leeches flat out work and the fish in our neck of the woods love em. This particular variation works well in any river or lake that has a heavy perch base. Fish are always looking for the next high calorie snack and when this bug drops in front of them they munch it. Material List: Hook: Moonlit Jig Hook #8 Bead: 4.0 mm Moonlit Slotted Tungsten Pin: Balanced Leech Pin Tail: Zero Gravity Dubbing Olive Body: UV Blue Solar Flare Collar: Zero Gravity Dubbing Olive

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Carp Clinic September 7th

SRF will be putting on a carp clinic September 7th at 9 AM. This course will cover different techniques, flies, fish behavior, and some tricks on how to become a successful carp angler. The clinic will run about 3-4 hours and costs $50 per person. Spots are limited and its filling fast so give us a call or shoot us an email to get signed up.

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Hippie Damsel Fly Tying Tutorial

Carp can be picky fish and will stick their nose up at a lot of offerings. The Hippie Damsel is one of those bugs you can fall back on when fishing gets tough. Killer damsel pattern for any lakes for trout as well. Material List: Hook: Moonlit Jig Hook # 8 Eyes: Medium Bead Chain ( Any color ) Tail: Hippie Hackle Army Greens Body: SRF Scud Dub Olive Collar: SRF Hippie Hackle Army Greens Head: SRF Scud Dub Olive

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Beginning Fly Fishing Clinic

SRF will be having a intro to fly fishing clinic September 18th at the shop. The course will go over the different types of flies, life cycles, gear, rigging, and most of all casting. Start time will be at 6:30 pm after the shop closes and the clinic is $50 per person. We have limited spots available so if you would like to join us get a hold of us at (208) 904-3900 or shoot as an email at Snakeriverfly@gmail.com to lock your spot. Great opportunity to jump start into the sport or fine tune your skills.

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