How it all began

It is with great excitement that I finally embark upon this project.  A project 4 years in the making that I started working on in early 2006 after my first season fly fishing.  While figuring out what hatches I would probably encounter again, as well as what bugs I needed to tie, I found myself wanting a better system than what was currently out there.  The problem wasn’t that the info I was looking for wasn’t there, it was that the info was scattered all over the place, and I’d usually forget where I saw it when I needed to find it again.

On pretty much every fishing trip since, I’ve spend nearly as much time flipping rocks as I have fishing.  There have been a lot of trips where I haven’t even fished; just collected bugs and other prey items, instead.

I’m at the point now where I’ve realized that I had better start organizing all of this info, or I’ll be in the same disorganized boat I started in.  It’s going to take some time to get the 4 years of data I’ve already collected- and all of the data I still have to collect- published here.  A huge project of which I still haven’t completely grasped how big it’s going to be.

At Eat The Fly, I plan to build a database containing photos, natural history info, relevant angling info, fly patterns, and sources where additional info can be found on everything fish eat.

Everything.

From trout stream insects, to fresh and saltwater baitfish, Eat The Fly will be a valuable resource for both fly tyers and fly fishermen, from novice to expert, but especially for the fly angler who takes pride in filling his own fly boxes.

My aim is to be as scientifically accurate as possible; so please, if you see any errors, or if you have any data/media you’d like to contribute, please don’t be bashful.  You can send it to info@eatthefly.com.  You’ll be given full credit for any info or photographs you contribute.