WHIP FINISH

Past articles on this system

Ralph is an independent author and veteran with several fly fishing/fly tying books to his credit including "Tomorrow's Fish", "The Telling of Waters" and "One Small Trout". Along with his FAOL "Whip Finish" article, he has also been published in several outdoor periodicals. A lifelong fly fisherman with over 20 years behind the vise, he is just as at home in a float tube chasing bluegills as he is stalking a mountain stream for wild trout. Ralph resides in Southern New Jersey with his family and their 3 labs.
www.ralphsflybox.com

2019
Jan 12 PRIME LIES

 

2019
Oct 20 SKINNY WATER ALONE Aug 04 SHARING WATER ALONE Apr 29 EDDYS Jan 02 LOOKING DOWNSTREAM

 

2018
Aug 30 MANAGING SPRING Jun 6 THE BOY ON THE BANK Mar 30 HITTING THE HATCH Feb 18 WATCH THE ICE Jan 15 IMPROVING PERFECTION

 

2017
Nov 28 THE PERFORMANCE Oct 16 HIGH WATER MARKS Aug 16 WHY YOU ASK- WELL LET ME TELL YOU Jul 09 THE LAST FLY Jun 05 THE POND SLAM May 01 THE BAIT SHOP Apr 04 TROUT SEASON Mar 06 WINTER GREY Feb 06 THROUGH THE BROADLEAF Jan 02 THE CENTER OF OUR UNIVERSE

 

2016
Dec 05 WHEN IT HAPPENS Nov 07 SEASONS AT THE VICE Oct 03 TROUT AND PORKETTA Sep 05 CONNECTIONS Aug 01 RUBBER HACKLE Jul 11 WHEN THE BUG BITES Jun 06 HI MY NAME IS RALPH May 02 A QUILL OF BEAUTY Apr 03 WHAT FISH WANT Mar 07 STEAK AND EGGS Feb03 CREELING MEMORIES Jan 04 BENT ON GLASS

 

2015
Dec 07 THE SOLACE OF WATER Nov 02 A BEAUTIFUL NEMESIS Oct 05 LISTENING Sep 09 THE AUDACITY OF BASS FLIES Aug 03 A REAL FLY FISHING RIG Jul 06 THE RIDE Jun 01 THE SHOULDERS OF SLABS May 04 THROUGH DARK GREEN GLASS Apr 06 FAR AND FINE Mar 02 WINTER COLORS Feb 02 A GOOD DAY Jan 05 IT BEGAN ON WEDNESDAY

 

2014

Dec 01 WHAT YOU SAW Nov 17 THE RISE OF STEEL Nov 03 THE FISH ITSELF Oct 20 SMALL BOX FISHING Oct 06 FLIPPING THE SWITCH Sep 22 THE MATCH Sep 08 SUMMER BUGS Aug 25 OTHER WATERS Aug 11 LAKE SOMEWHERE July 28 CREEK CHUBS July 14 GIFTS June 30 BUT FOR MEMORIES June 16 LITTLE TAN CADDIS June 02 THE PLUNGE May 19 PASSING OF WATERS May 05 THE SPIDER HOLE Apr 21 SWAPPING FLIES Mar 24 LITTLE RINGS Mar 10 PAINTING A YEAR Feb 24 THE 20 INCHER Feb 10 CHILDREN Jan 27 HOME WATERS Jan 13 A SEASON FOR FLY TYING

 

2013

Dec 16 BOBBERS Dec 02 MOMENTS IN TIME Nov 18 THE SKILLET Nov 04 IT'S ALL IN YOUR HEAD Oct 21 WHEN BASS GET BORED Oct 07 INFLUENCES Sep 23 COMFORT FLY Sep 09 OF ANTS AND MEN Aug 26 WEEDS Aug 12 THE FLOW Jul 29 TO BEAD OR NOT TO BEAD Jul 15 FISHING FOR ANSWERS Jul 01 LOSING THE VEST Jun 17 SMALL TROUT Jun 03 GLURP GOES THE CRICKET May 20 GATHERING HACKLE May 06 BUCKTAILS Apr 08 THE FLY OR THE RISE Mar 11 THE EVENING RISE Feb 25 FALLS GOLD Feb 11 THE TELLING OF WATERS Jan 28 THE WALK Jan 14 THE SIMPLEST OF THINGS

 

2012

Dec 31 THE INTRODUCTION Dec 17 THE ADAPTIVE FLYFISHING HANDBOOK Dec 03 OF LIFE AND HATCHES Nov 19 THE FOOT BRIDGE Nov 05 AS THE LEAVES FALL Oct 22 WHEN IN ROME Oct 08 LOOKING DOWNSTREAM Sep 24 UNDER THE BRIDGE Sep 10 THE TROUT FLY Aug 27 TOMMORROW'S FISH Aug 13 IN THE BEGINNING - THERE WERE BLUEGILLS Jul 30 IN THE CORNER Jul 16 THE DANCE OF THE SMALLIES Jul 02 GILLS Jun 18 EGGS AND COFFEE Jun 02 BRIDGES May 21 THE TAKE May 07 FROM BEHIND GLASS Apr 23 BROOKIES Apr 09 FISHING PARTNERS Mar 26 THE SIP Mar 12 THE BLISS OF A FIRST Feb 27 THE STEELHEAD LEAN Feb 13 STALKING THE LILIES Jan 30 MARCH MADNESS Jan 16 THIS OLD VICE Jan 02 DEFINING WATER

 

2011

Dec 19 THE WHIMS OF AUTUMN Dec 05 OPPOSABLE THUMBS AND FLY FISHING Nov 21 ON THE FINS OF WHITEFISH Nov 06 YOUTH UNCASED Oct 24 HOMESTEAD CREEK Oct 10 MAD WATERS Sep 26 CONFESSIONS FROM THE BENCH Sep 12 FROM CATCH AND RELEASE TO THE PAN Aug 29 ATTACK OF THE BROWNS Aug 15 THE CANYON Aug 01 JERSEY BOGS AND POPPERS Jul 18 WITHIN A SMILE Jul 04 HIDDEN ELEGANCE Jun 20 GUIDED WATERS Jun 06 THE SELFISHNESS OF SOLITUDE May 23 SPRING OLIVES May 09 TYING WITH STYLE Apr 25 BEYOND THE FALLS Apr 11 APRIL SHOWERS