Feb 19, 2019 · You'll often hear me say that there ain't no best -- only what's best for you, or the situation. For this "Best of North Country Spiders" series, I've been choosing the flies based on …

Smokejumpers can be tied in an incredible range of sizes, anything from a 10 down to about a 24. They look and function best on hooks with fairly short, curved shanks, think scud and emerger …

Nov 27, 2023 · Fly tying the Smoke Fly a traditional north country spider pattern. #flytying #flyfishing #troutfishing

Oct 18, 2012 · The Smoke Jumper fly is a popular pattern on Montana's Bighorn River. The CDC winged emerger is a great all purpose emerger for midge and mayfly hatches. The color …

Detailed instructions for tying a Smokejumper fly. This is part of a series of Tim Flagler's collaboration with Fly Tyer Magazine. Check out his article about the fly in the Winter 2022 …

Oct 10, 2024 · The Smokejumper was developed by Montana fly fishing guide Mike Hoiness for fishing the Bighorn River. The fly works everywhere, though, and is particularly good in small …

Here, I’m going to tie a pretty basic Smokejumper to imitate a Blue Wing Olive emerger. The fly begins with a Fulling Mill 5065 barbless Czech Nymph hook in size 18. After getting the hook …

Aug 24, 2022 · In today’s video, Tim Flagler demonstrates an Isonychia version, featuring a cool segmented body created by making dubbing noodles. It’s a very simple pattern that sits low on …

Oct 18, 2012 · The Smoke Jumper fly is a popular pattern on Montana’s Bighorn River. The CDC winged emerger is a great all purpose emerger for midge and mayfly hatches. The color …

Fish be jumping like they are getting smoked out, all because you have a Smoke Jumper fly emerging. This pattern, created by Mike Hoiness out of Billings Montana is a go to emerger …