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In 1947, Catskills fly tyer Art Flick published his book “Art Flick’s Streamside Guide to Natural and Their Imitations,” which introduced a number of his own personal recipes for tying flies to imitate the foods trout eat. Many of these patterns have become the gold standard in fly fishing, including the venerable bucktail streamer, the

My first cast with a Mickey Finn almost caught a 20-pound Atlantic salmon. I use the term “almost” very loosely here. What really happened was that the fish turned toward the fly, inspected it, and quickly deemed it unworthy. According to my friend, an Atlantic salmon fanatic, no matter what else happened from there on

The following interview with Evan Brant of Sideling Hill Hackle first appeared in the February/March 2025 issue of Dark Skies Fly Fishing Magazine.  DSFF: How did you get into raising chickens and roosters for fly tying? Evan Brant: My family has owned a farm since 1866. I started tying flies when I was 12, and