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Monday 9:30am - 5pm Tuesday 9:30am - 5:30pm Wednesday 9:30am - 5:30pm Thursday 9:30am - 5:30pm Friday 9:30am - 5:30pm Saturday 9:30am - 5pm Sunday 1pm - 4pm

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10/29/2026

🪲🎣 THE PREDACEOUS DIVING BEETLE LARVA

One of the aquatic world's most fascinating predators, recreated as a realistic, fishable fly!

I wanted to capture the details that make this larva so distinctive: the segmented abdomen, long legs, and those pronounced mandibles.

The mandibles are formed with thread, creating that unmistakable predatory profile.

This isn't just a realistic fly for display. It's designed to be fished.

The real insect versus my imitation. How close did I get? 👀

Would you fish it?

10/28/2026

🚬💦 THE STOGIENOBYL FLOATS! 😂🎣

There's been some speculation about whether my cigarette butt fly would actually float.

Well, I put it to the test. The Stogienobyl floats GREAT! 🤣

Would you fish a Stogienobyl? 👀🎣

10/27/2026

🪲🎣 First Prototype: The Fishable Realistic Predaceous Diving Beetle Larva

Video in the makings!

Turning one of nature's aquatic predators into a fishable, realistic fly.

This is my first prototype of a predaceous diving beetle larva, complete with its segmented abdomen, long legs, and forward-projecting mandibles.

It's still a work in progress, but the goal is to create a realistic imitation that can actually be fished.

What do you think? Would you tie one on? 👀🎣

10/24/2026

“You're wasting too much time on that fly.”

I've heard it before. Maybe you've said it yourself about something someone else loves doing.

But here's how I see it.

If spending a little extra time at the vise brings me peace, challenges my creativity, and lets me forget about the stresses of everyday life for a little while, how exactly is that a waste of time?

People spend $150 an hour talking to someone to help them find a little peace.

Sometimes, mine comes from a hook, some thread, a few feathers, and the patience to get it right.

I'm not just tying a fly. I'm enjoying the process.

Not everything valuable has to make you money. Sometimes, the value is in what it does for you. 🎣

10/22/2026

🐛 I MADE A WAXWORM OUT OF LATEX..... AND USED A SCRUB BRUSH FOR THE LEGS! 🤯

Meet Waxy the Waxworm!

Waxworms are terrestrial caterpillars in the family Pyralidae — not aquatic insects — but fish absolutely love them!

Here’s the crazy part: I used the bristles from an ordinary household scrub brush to create realistic legs that poke right through the Nymph Skin latex. A completely different way to approach fly tying!

I haven’t seen another fly tyer use this technique. Have you?

🎣 Would you fish Waxy? And what would you call those scrub-brush legs?

10/10/2026

🎣 🔥 FLASH SALE — THIS WEEKEND ONLY! 🔥

We're kicking off fly-tying season and celebrating our 20th year in business at Casters Fly Shop!

🪶 20% OFF FLY TYING PRODUCTS 📦 FREE SHIPPING ON ORDERS OVER $25

🛒 Shop now at castersonlineflyshop.com

🏷️ Enter code 20YEAR at checkout!

Stock up on hooks, feathers, dubbing, thread, tools, and all your favorite fly-tying materials.

⏰ This weekend only — don't miss it!

Thanks for supporting Casters Fly Shop! 🎣

10/07/2026

A HORSE FLY LARVA… made from fly-tying materials. 👀
Real larva → my imitation.
I used athletic pre-wrap for the underbody and Nymph Skin for the outer skin, then used thread to create the raised segment ridges.
The goal was to reproduce the actual structure—not just make something that looks like a worm.
Would you fish this? 🎣

10/04/2026

If you know, you know. WARRIORS.... COME OUT TO PLAYYYEEEE

10/03/2026

What the hell is this? 👀

This is a black fly larva (family Simuliidae)—an aquatic insect that trout encounter in moving water, but one that doesn't get nearly as much attention from fly anglers as caddis, mayflies and stoneflies.

So I decided to tie one. 🎣

Would you fish this pattern?

10/03/2026

What the hell is this? 🤯

A Limnephilidae caddis pupa built with a vinyl glove and the Wilmers Air Body Tool.

Sometimes the weirdest materials make the most realistic flies. 🦟🎣

Would you fish this?

Address

2427 North Center Street
Hickory, NC
28601

Opening Hours

Monday	9:30am - 5pm
Tuesday	9:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday	9:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday	9:30am - 5:30pm
Friday	9:30am - 5:30pm
Saturday	9:30am - 5pm
Sunday	1pm - 4pm

Telephone

(828) 304-2400

Website

http://www.castersonlineflyshop.com/

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