HARROP’S FLYING ANT

A PERFECTLY PROPORTIONED DRY-FLY MASTERPIECE

CHARLIE CRAVEN

I’VE BEEN ASKED A LOT OF QUESTIONS DURING TYING DEMOS AND CLASSES OVER THE YEARS, AND NOT ALL OF THEM ARE GOOD. THE BEST QUESTIONS ARE OFTEN SOME VARIATION OF “WHOSE FLIES DO YOU ADMIRE?” This one always gets my brain racing. It used to be that the list was pretty short, but these days there are just so many good tiers it’s hard to form a succinct answer. As I think about this question over the years, I can tell you one particular tier who has been on that list for decades and it is none other than the fantastic Idaho tier, René Harrop. I know I am not alone in my reverence for Harrop’s flies, as he is simply one of the best fly tiers to have ever wrapped…

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Fly Fisherman (Digital) - 1 Issue, October/November/December 2023

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