Wet Fly Swing Fly Fishing Podcast

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/pat We hear the Pat Cohen story and how Pat went from a tattoo artist to one of the most popular fly tyers in the country.  Pat specializes in tying deer hair poppers.  He is also a smallmouth bass master and digs into some of his best bass tips today. Pat shares exactly how to tie a great bass popper including the best materials, tools and techniques.  We hear the story of getting the bug from his first top water catch and then quickly won rookie of the year in fly tying after just a few months. Show Sponsors Hosted Fly Fishing Trips with Dave: Guides Trips: https://wetflyswing.com/destination Show Notes with Pat Cohen (Updated Links and Time Stamp: https://wetflyswing.com/pat) In 2009 Pat won the Rookie of the year through The Fly Tying Forum.  In 2010 he won the entire competition. Early on Pat was tying basic stuff but eventually went on to tie birds and many other crazy patterns.  Here's a link to the bird fly. Dave Whitlock's Fruit Cocktail was the crazy early patte