The old ways are often the best ways. The castle cast ties the flies — and the flies catch fish.

BELFREYD TIES THE RUSTY EMERGER

Belfreyd the bat ties the Rusty Emerger at the castle table. John’s best one.

LUNA AND THE MONARCH FLY

Luna ties the Monarch Fly with milkweed silk — the fly the Sand Witch dreamed up.

THE PUMPKIN FLY

A pumpkin-coloured egg fly that brown trout and steelhead love.

THE SAND WITCH AND THE MILKWEED FLY — TRAILER

How the Monarch Fly came to be — imagination into reality, and the Baron says “Let’s go fishing.”

FRED THE FLYING FOX TIES THE GREY FOX VARIANT, THE CLASSIC PATTERN BY ART FLICK

THE WITCHBROOM CADDIS

Gladys the Witch ties her Broomstick Caddis — one branch too many !