This week we have a special episode for you on how to fish from shore for trout using streamer flies and roe bags. Ivo and ...

So I like to tie ugly flies. And when it comes to streamers, the uglier the better. It's not a difficult fly to tie. But it's a time-consuming fly to tie because there are so many steps.

I first tied the Gray Ghost back in the early 1970s. I included it in a framed set of my flies, which included wets, nymphs, dries and streamers. It hangs on the wall of my fly tying den to this day.