Fly Tying – Sea Island Fly Fishers

SIFF Fly Tying Expo

03/19/202303/19/2023siff

The Sea Island Fly Fishers held a free fly tying “Expo” at the Port Royal Sound Foundation’s classroom on Saturday, March 18th between 9:30 am and 12 noon.

The gathering was the “kickoff” event to restart SIFF’s fly tying program. It was open to everyone interested in flies, tying flies, the art of fly tying, fly fishing, and fishing the Lowcountry via wading or boating. Giving of their time and experience were noted and expert tiers from the SIFF membership as well as those from the Lowcountry fly fishing community. Tiers demonstrated and discussed tying their favorite fly patterns and shared their knowledge of fly fishing the Lowcountry with all those attending.

John Holbrook’s LowCountry Fly Patterns

01/28/202301/28/2023siff

LC Shrimp | LC Fiddler | LC Ghost Strip

Every dedicated fly tier has a story. John Holbrook’s story is the best I’ve every heard, and by the way, if redfish are your passion, his insight into patterns and fishing for these bruisers is pretty damn impressive, too.

*John Holbrook’s 33-Inch Redfish caught on his famous Low Country Fiddler Crab, aka LC Fiddler*

SIFF – Fly Tying Workshops

07/19/202108/29/2022siff

The Sea Island Fly Fishers is restructuring the fly tying workshops and hope to have this important program available again to the membership in the near future.

Summer “Tailers”

03/31/202111/24/2022siff

My go to flies – Part 1

by John H. Holbrook

I have always been a keep it simple kind of guy, so it should be no surprise that there are only four fly patterns in my fly box during summertime when Redfish are tailing in the Lowcountry high marsh grass. Each has its own special purpose. I will start with my #1 pick and most productive overall.