Recent rains caused the latest Smith River trip to get cancelled. As part of 'PLAN B' we did a two day float down another river. I was lucky enough to get invited to fun float with my friend John along on the trip. The water was high and cloudy, but on the drop and clearing. This river doesn't have a ton of fish, but a reputation for big...
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A Sporting Chance
sorry it's been so long since my last post, it took a friendly reminder from the powers that be that it had been so long! 
A couple weeks ago, I instructed a class on several classic streamers-only with a twist. After tying hundreds of these common and popular patterns for Eldredge Bros, I just can't sit down and tie them for...
A couple weeks ago, I instructed a class on several classic streamers-only with a twist. After tying hundreds of these common and popular patterns for Eldredge Bros, I just can't sit down and tie them for...
Had a good time at Superboo today, saw a lot of old faces and met a couple new ones. It was pretty awesome to see Sante donate that rod to Healing Waters, they do good work. I hope I got all the drool off that 4 weight I've oggled the past four years...
A lot of people are intimidated by deer hair and that is too bad. Besides being a lot of fun to work with, it provides tyers with probably the greatest opportunity to experiment and make cool concoctions. Deer hair flies also work great. Here is a fairly simple deer hair poppper. While you can spend a lot of time perfecting the shape and smoothness of...
On saturday, I taught a class how to tie several patterns I've been using for some time that were among many featured in the book, Barr Fliesby John Barr.
The slumpbuster is one of my favorite streamers for fishing on the many smaller waters near my home in Southern Maine. It is my choice for dropping into the large, deep pools or log jams I...
The slumpbuster is one of my favorite streamers for fishing on the many smaller waters near my home in Southern Maine. It is my choice for dropping into the large, deep pools or log jams I...
According to Stewart and Allen in their book Flies for Atlantic Salmon, the Hairy Mary is a Scottish pattern developed in the early 1960's by John Reidpath. Despite it's good looks, Mary was probably not particularly flattered to have this fly named after...
Here is a step by step on a yellow tent style hornberg. You can play with any colors of mallard flank and hen hackle to get your desired fly. The standard hornberg is tied this way, only completely different. 
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Start thread and tie in silver tinsel. ...
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Start thread and tie in silver tinsel. ...
Thanks for checking out this new blog,
Some of you may already know me, but many of you do not. My name is Thomas Gagnon. I work part time at Eldredge Bros. Fly Shop, and also work as a commercial fly tyer and tying class instructor for them throughout the winter. I am also a student at the University of Maine at Farmington where I currently study...
Some of you may already know me, but many of you do not. My name is Thomas Gagnon. I work part time at Eldredge Bros. Fly Shop, and also work as a commercial fly tyer and tying class instructor for them throughout the winter. I am also a student at the University of Maine at Farmington where I currently study...
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