Art: Alex Konahin’s Intricate Illustrations

Came upon this wonderful body of work by Alex Konahin at Twisted Sifter. Take a look at the intricacy of the illustrations in ink at Twisted Sifter. 

Fly Tying: Bead Head Patterns & Sizing

Bead Head Patterns are simple to tie and very productive patterns. Adjust the size of bead for weight and appearance. Colors are available now that also add appeal to the pattern.

A pretty useful past post by SwittersB on Bead Sizing for Fly Patterns

UV Materials, Color Spectrum, Sub-Surface Vision

Beneath the surface your fly patterns hopefully imitate reality or by virtue of colors entice, incite and provoke the take….the moment. Here is an exceptional article about the colors, vision, the spectrum in that world below the surface at Mid Current: Shining A Light on UV Materials