OPST Shank Chucks

OPST Shank Chucks are now in. 

Makes tying on shanks super easy.

Just in from Olympic Peninsula Skagit Tactics Dotted Ostrich. Just in time for your ‪Steelhead‬ fly tying.

Saturday Seminar - February 20

Steelhead Flies

Brent Piche’s Intruder style flies for Steelhead and Salmon are the nicest we have ever seen. Come and see how to tie them.

 All seminars start at 10:00 am and will end between 11:00 and noon. There is no charge and no pre-registration required. Simply drop by the shop and enjoy the seminar.

Saturday Seminar - March 23

Saturday Morning Seminar

March 23

Steelhead Flies with Brent Piche’

Brent spent nearly 50 days fishing for steelhead in 2012, and experienced about every water condition imaginable.

From Intruders to Dries, he’ll cover tried and true flies,

and why they work when they do.

All seminars start at 10:00 am and will end between 11:00 and noon.  There is no charge and no pre-registration required.  Simply drop by the shop and enjoy the seminar.

Intruder Feathers Here! Finally!

All good things come to those who wait!

Now we can all tie Intruders again

Fly Tying Binge!

Usually, I come home from a trip and do a bunch of fly tying to re-stock and tie stuff I thought of while fishing.

Last year I was very cavalier about doing that after fall steelheading.

This year I've been a little more focused........

Pinks! for upcoming winter and spring trips.



There's a Haida Gwai fish just waiting for this!




Re-stocking the Babine supply.



The new Senyo's wire and shanks for articulated flies both work very well.
The wire is the stiffest stuff I've found, and it cant be cut on a fish.

Ramblings........

Articulated Shanks

Now in Stock. Senyo's Articulated Shanks for Steelhead and Salmon.

Several colors and sizes available.

Time for Psychoanalysis!

Brent posted this on our Vimeo site the other day. Turns out the boy is much more troubled than I thought.....

Saturday Morning Seminars-Introducing The Intruder

Saturday Morning Seminars

Saturday, March 10, 10 AM

Country Pleasures

Introducing the Intruder (& other Steelhead patterns)

Brent Piche ties some of his most prized possessions, steelhead

intruders. He'll also tie some other popular patterns, with a twist of course.

You can also check out Seminar topics at our web site – www.countrypleasures.com – by following the links to Seminars.

All seminars start at 10:00 am and will end between 11:00 and noon. There is no charge and no pre-registration required. Simply drop by the shop and enjoy the seminar. Although we will make every attempt to present the seminars as outlined above, topics are subject to change without notice. If you have a topic you would wish covered in a seminar, please advise the staff.

Polar Bear!

The Dying Department (Brent) has just finished a new batch of Polar Bear

for all you tiers out there...

Colors turned out very nice (again). All of this batch was hand picked

for length and consistency perfect for Intruders.

**SPECIAL EVENT-APRIL VOKEY INTRUDER TYING SCHOOL**

STEELHEAD INTRUDERS

with April Vokey

Monday, January 30, 2012

Zach's Been Tying Flies

Sounds like Zach Southgate is going to Terrace in April.
So he's been tying flies like a fiend. Heres some ammo photos he
sent to me:

Tying Brent's Spring Fling

A quick glance on how to tie Brent's intruder variant: Brent's Spring Fling. A great steelhead fly for any coastal stream, as well as for winter fish. Fall fish don't seem to mind it either!

Saturday Morning Seminars

Steelhead Flies
Brent Piche will tie new, and traditional Steelhead flies. He'll be doing some of his Intruders, some of the nicest we've seen.
All seminars start at 10:00 am and will end between 11:00 and noon. There is no charge and no pre-registration required. Simply drop by the shop and enjoy the seminar.If you have a topic you would wish covered in a seminar, please advise the staff.

Fly Tying How-To Series

The next in the series....

The Babine Special Intruder

Tying The Babine Special from Mike Gifford on Vimeo.

Intruder Alert

The re-stocking production continues...

Here's a few more:

Tying in the shitty weather

Been refilling my Steelhead boxes after the Babine trip. Tying a bunch of Peach and Pink variations (going to the Yakoun on Boxing Day). A little different, we use a lot of black on the Babine.

Double Egg Peach Intruder
A new Prawn pattern I've been working on. Looks cool, hope they eat it!

One side of the box is full again. Kind of got cleaned out in October.

The Hoh Bo Spey. Did some of these in new colors like Peach, Pink, and Cerise. I'll post some photos later. Did I mention they eat the s$#@ out of this bug!

Pair of Intruders, one pink, one peach/orange.

Intruder Tying Video #2

Tying the GP Intruder from Mike Gifford on Vimeo.

Intruder Tying Video #1

Tying the Popsicle Intruder, just in time for heading west.

Tying the Popsicle Intruder from Mike Gifford on Vimeo.

Brent Piche Flies

Some flies that Brent tied recently.

Some pretty cool stuff... One of the better Intruder tiers I have seen.