Pete Colding of Southern Boys Flies was advertising “flies made to order” just the other day. Not only did his line of flies show some creativity, but his pricing was the most competitive I’ve seen. In an effort to show some of this creativity with our readers, I requested he send us a few flies to share. Some examples include:

Pete’s love for fly-fishing started in the early 1980s. For some time, Rhode Island ponds, back bays, and beaches were his stomping grounds for trout and Striped Bass. In fact, he fly-fished Rhode Island coastal waters for over 20 years. His quest for new species on fly yielded Bonito and False Albacore for a few years running. Pete later moved to North Carolina and fished the Roanoke for Shad and Striped Bass. Travels to Alaska have included fishing Montana Creek all the way to Homer, landing abundant Sockeye and Silver Salmon, Halibut, and Ling Cod. Pete spent some time fishing New River in Virginia for enormous volumes of Small Mouth Bass. His passion for fly-fishing and years of experience is evident in his fly-tying creativity.