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Sunny holiday postcard of Brandywine Beach in Hoffman’s Mill, Mass., the summer home of Thomas Morehouse-Croft, an eastern brook trout who lived most of the year in Settler’s Creek, West Virginia, where he served as advisor to the Longfellow Center for Hillbilly Telematics, while feasting upon mayflies, caddisflies and midges.

Morehouse-Croft is the brook trout famous for solving the Troll Bridge Dilemma, the mathematical construct that makes possible the double stamping of Bitcoins and PixelFarthings.

FUN FACT: Sunbathing at the bottom center of the postcard is believed to be Morehouse-Croft’s adoring mistress, Abigail Stamford, whom he later left for a southern Appalachian brook trout.

As long as a train 🚂 Photo Credit: @tct_hustle

Look at that beautiful creature Photo Credit: @rainbowhuntingphotography

Now that’s a GIANT Steelhead! Photo Credit: @kylekitka

I finally found a use for the piece of oak I had laying around. I didnt want to throw it away because it is so unique so it is now my tool holder for my fly tying bench.

Mirage Beadhead. After posting the Hydropsyche Larva varation last week it got me thinking what is the fly I mostly use with it since I rarely fish it alone. Instead I usually have a Czech style nymph rig with 2-3 flies. There are of course many go to -patterns but this simple little fly has been proving to be useful in many situations and is a good choice if you are looking for a searching pattern for trout or grayling. It’s super fast to tie, only thing slowing you down is if you wish to coat the UV glue body with a layer of varnish but even that’s not really an issue if you do the bodies ready and complete the flies the next day or after couple hours break. Again I like to use TMC 2457 #16-18 hooks as they are heavy and strong for the size. I usually fish these in places with strong current so I have to be able to trust the hook when I’m playing a fish. Hook: TMC 2457 #16-18 or similar Weight: Gold Tungsten bead and some leadfree wire on the thorax. Underbody: Build a smooth tapered underbody with a light tying thread. Body: UTC Mirage Tinsel - Opal #M. Coated with UV cured resin like Bug Bond and with a light coat of varnish for added shine and durability. Thorax: SLF Spikey dubbing - Fox Squirrel (Natural)

I’m always surprised when a fish this size is willing to take a size 14 fly

How cool can this be! Photo Credit: @hoodlum_photography

Double tap to make this brook happy 😊 🎥 @flyfishing_buck

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