Tutorial materials for working with Drosophila connectome datasets at the San Juan Winter School on Connectomics and Brain Simulation (SJCABS). We will work with all the major, dense connectome ...

As winter creeps in it often means a drop in opportunity for fly fishermen. That depends on where you live, of course, but for many of us, river time becomes vise time. If you’re new to fly tying, ...

The Pheasant Tail Nymph or Sawyer’s Pheasant Tail was first tied by Frank Sawyer in 1958. Frank, river keeper on the Hampshire Avon (The word “Avon” means river) was also a skilled fly tyer and author ...

It’s never too early to prepare your winter fly box. Here are some of our don’t-leave-home-without fly patterns for the coming season: Akin to Charlie Craven’s Two-Bit Hooker, this Dream Cast pattern ...

Flies using the fur of hares have been tied and fished effectively since the 1600s. In 1676, a pattern like what we might recognize today as a Hare’s Ear was described in the book “The Compleat Angler ...

The parking lot across from the Cheesman Canyon Fishing Access Trailhead was close to full when I arrived on a breezeless bluebird morning. It wasn’t the cloudy, drizzly kind of day where you drop ...

We are a third of the way through the summer fishing season. Looking ahead for those who chase trout in the mountains surrounding the Big Horn Basin and beyond, I can now say with confidence that it ...

I have a new favorite nymph pattern that I have dubbed — pun intended — Dan’s Killer Rubber Leg Nymph. For those of you unfamiliar with fly tying terminology, dubbing is a common fly-tying material, ...

Successful nymphing starts with your setup. A two-fly nymph rig is often the way to go – it allows you to cover a wider range of the water column, and it adds variety to your patterns. I’ll typically ...