I’ve been doing more and more work with photo-based monotones and duotones in (Adobe) Photoshop and Illustrator. When converted to vector paths in Illustrator, an image like the one above can become wall-size with no loss in quality. While I’ve used this type of Photoshop-to-Illustrator workflow for various projects in the past, it has only [...]
Continuing the lazy blogging “reflecting on the past” theme around here lately, I have for your viewing pleasure a few bass flies from my “golden age” of illustration. By golden age, I mean before I got distracted by a thousand other things, and let half of my trusty Rapidograph pens dry rock solid, with no hope [...]
A bit of “re-play” from an old “Fly Fish America” article (which I think made the rounds three times in various states of tune). – – – – – – – – – - The use of droppers is a staple technique for many fly fishers around the world. During opportunistic (“eat what comes by”) [...]
Here is another of my previously published pieces that has worn out the printed page in several languages. So, I figure that FF&W is a good place for it to hang out for a while. It takes a somwhat alternate approach to presentation, but it’s an approach that I’m sure has been used successfully by [...]
I’m heading down to Eugene, Oregon this afternoon to do a little cast-and-chat with the McKenzie Flyfishers. To keep FF&W “fresh daily” after early June’s unintentional hiatus, here’s another sketch from the “lost drawings” archive: This fly comes from the General Practitioner family. I’m a fan of the GP/prawn style of flies, and also have [...]
I’m parked briefly at Break Espresso in Missoula before heading back over the “hill” toward home. Heard that Rock Creek was fishing really well yesterday, but I am looking at a nine hour drive in the wrong direction today. Last time I fished Rock it was the early season and despite a bit of warming sun, [...]
I’m currently sitting in a hotel room in Missoula. Yes, I’d rather be fishing, but it has been a week-and-change since I last updated FF&W, and at some point one has to eat, too. Spent the day in Hamilton, doing a “Taste of the FCI“ hosted at the brand spankin’ new Marcus Daly Hospital Rehab Center. [...]
Continuing the “old flies from old drawings” theme here at FF&W, I present you with a Deceiver, another of the great patterns of fly fishing. Unlike the Mickey Finn, this is not a fly that I tied madly as a kid. It was, however, a fly that I frequently admired in the mouth of large [...]
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Jason Borger
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