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Shop Defrank's Flies for the best selection of CUSTOM Steelhead Salmon and Trout flies, tested and approved on our guide trips. |
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Backed by 35 years of combined commercial & competition tying experience our mission is to furnish our customers with unique and innovative fly fishing products at competitive prices without sacrificing quality to give you the most rewarding and successful fishing experience possible. |
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Mark has taken First Place in the Pro Division of the 2010 Pennsylvania State Fly Tying Competition DETAILS
Mark & Michael Klimkos from the Cumberland Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited, Chairman of the PA State Fly Tying Championship Mark also placed First in Wet Emergers, Second in Nymph and Third in Most Creative in FTF tying competition. Mark's winning Wiggle Hex was featured in the January/February 2009 issue of American Angler. Look for more featured articles in Fly Tyer Magazine.
DeFrank’s Flies Master Tier and Owner Mark DeFrank recently took third place out of 360+ entries in the Fly Tyer Magazine 30th-Anniversary International Fly-Tying Championships. I'm now offering gift certificates for merchandise and guided trips...give that loved one or friend the trip of a lifetime!! |
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I'm happy to announce the launch of our tube fly site! Custom tube flies designed by Mark Defrank & Chris Kazulen Using Eumer tube fly components & SAF swimming heads dressed with the best feathers and furs for the optimum swimming action Guide tested by all of our team |
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New Flies! |
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Defrank's Quick Descent Caddis
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DeFrank's Psycho Stone
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Beadhead Fox Squirrel Nymph
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Disco Hare's Ear
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Kazulen's Caddis
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Defrank's Emerald Shiner
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Defranks Guide Series - Nymph This is a sample selection of 6 of my best producing patterns used on all my Steelhead Guide Trips 1 dozen $23.40 compartment box included
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Garden River Sample Assortment |
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The flies in this assortment are among the top 12 flies that we use on the Garden River. This sample pack is only a blueprint for the types of flies that has proven successful on our trips. Click on the photo to go to the Garden River page for more info. For those of you who are not tiers, in the near future, there will be an assortment of Garden River flies available for purchase on the website. |
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Salmon & Steelhead Fly Fishing Flies Garden River assortment 2
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Salmon & Steelhead Fly Fishing Flies Garden River assortment 1
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Don't miss out on one of Mark's newest and most innovative fly patterns - a new twist on an old standard - the Electric Glo Spawn. Mark's bread & butter when it comes down to using egg patterns, fishing or guiding throughout The Great Lakes Steelhead Alley. |
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Check out Mark's newest Steelhead assortment - a sampler pack of some of his most popular signature patterns as well as some old standards - all at a great package price! All of these patterns Mark uses on a daily basis while guiding along The Great Lakes Steelhead Alley. |
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Mark's favorite beadhead bugger assortment has just been added to the site! Click on the picture to see a detailed listing of what is included in this terrific new assortment! |
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Mark's Bleeding Clouser
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Mark uses Pseudo Hair in place of Bucktail on his Bleeding Clouser. The Pseudo Hair provides better movement and undulation in the water to entice more strikes. More colors coming soon! |
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Upcoming events Woodlands World Tying Demo - September 4, 2010 Steelhead Presentation - October 2, 2010 Fall Steelhead School 2010 - November 5, 6, and 7, 2010 Spring Steelhead School 2011 - dates to be announced Dunbar Sportsmens Club Tying Classes - 2011 - dates to be announced Fly Fishing School 2011 - May 13, 14 and 15, 2011
Jan 16th NCFF Fly Fishing Show at Lakeland Community college in Kirkland Ohio With Mark, Don, Jeff, and Chris Jan 23rd Cleveland Home and Garden Show I will be set up in the Lake County Visitors Bureau booth. The show is at 1200 Babbit Rd in Euclid Ohio. Don will be at this one. Jan 30th Kentuckiana Fly Fishing Show In Louisville Ky. Mark DeFrank is a featured tier and will be doing a presentation on Tube flies. We will have a booth and Jeff Novak will be there. Don Mathews will be putting on a presentation about Steelhead Alley. Feb 5th, 6th, and 7th Akron Sportsman Super Show At the Summit County Fairgrounds. We will have a booth all three days of the show. Don, Chris and Jeff will be helping out. Mark DeFrank will be on hand tying tube flies with the testing tank. Don will be putting on his Steelhead Alley presentation. Feb 13th Eastern Sports & Outdoor Show Mark will be competing for the Pennsylvania State Tying Championship! Feb 14th Cleveland Sport, Travel and Outdoor Show Booth #1101 Located at 1200 Babbitt Rd Euclid Ohio. Don will be at this one. Feb 23rd Tying class with complimentary pizza ONLY $15 ... check out the events page for details. March 5th, 6th, and 7th Niles Sportsman Show At the Eastwood Expo Center in Niles Ohio. We will have a booth all three days of the show. Mark will be on hand doing tube flies with the testing tank, Jeff, Travis, Dick will be helping me in the booth. Don will be doing his power point presentation on "Steelhead Alley" March 22nd Western Reserve Fly Anglers in Brimfield Ohio at Field High School Don will be putting on his power point presentation
Booking Fly Fishing Guide trips now for Fall 2010 & Spring 2011 We have a catch fish or fish FREE policy, the same as our well known Steelhead Guide Trips. Do Trout still elude you? Entering the fly fishing realm can sometimes throw a beginner into a spiral destined for disaster where they finally call it quits. Let us help you cut the learning curve. Come join us for a weekend Fly fishing School on the scenic Casselman River in Western Maryland. Taking reservations now! All inclusive only $475
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Mark DeFrank, owner and master tier of DeFrank's Flies, has created many of his own patterns and is continually improving old ones. His latest contribution to Steelhead Fishing is being listed in John Nagy's newest Steel Head Guide 4th edition, with his Blue Steel Caddis being honored in Nagy's new Dirty Dozen. By request Mark has put together an assortment featuring the 5 hot patterns published in the book, which also includes other popular Steelhead egg patterns. |
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