Leaves are changing, the prime hatches of the year are starting to go off, and fish are on the move all along the coast, it must be Fall. This month, we bring you a stellar collection of flies for whatever…
What’s in the Box: October 2019
Month: October 2019
Weekend Chase: Fall Browns on the Rio Grande
I’m woken by the sleep talking of a three year old “where are you going with that?…let’s take the horses down to the river”. Once he falls silent, I lay in this ocean of a bed remembering last night’s tequila…
How to Extend the Life of Your Fly Leaders
Your leader is arguably the most important part of any fly fishing rig you cast. A properly tapered leader is often the difference between a good cast and a pile cast that spooks the fish you are casting at. While…
How to Cash in on Big Fall Smallmouth
As the first cool nights of Fall descend on the east and midwest, smallmouth bass are beginning to feel the chill and go on the feed to fatten themselves up for the long winter. This can be one of the…
5 Must-Haves in Your Fall Fishing Kit
As the seasons change, you will quickly start to notice you need to acclimate to a “new normal”. Temperatures dip in the early morning and evenings, the days get shorter, food sources and fish behavior change and readying yourself for…
5 Habits of Highly Effective Fly Anglers
Everyone wonders what it takes to become a great fly angler, and after reading a few self-help books ourselves, we realized that there are a few habits that some of the best anglers we see on the water have. Being…
Fly Fishing In Alaska, Is It Really All It’s Cracked Up To Be?
There are very few places in the world that can compete with fly fishing in Alaska. We recently caught up with Ambassador Jenna Wagner who just returned from exploring the Bristol Bay region which is known for its impressive sockeye salmon…
5 Low Water Fishing Tactics
This time of year, in the west especially, water flows tend to be on the lower and slower side with smaller creeks running well below 100CFS (cubic feet per second) and larger rivers ranging from sub-100 to a few hundred…
How to Use Different Line Weights to Maximize Your Fishing
Line weight is an important aspect of a fly fishing setup that many people disregard, most of us simply buy the line that matches our rod and get out there, but if you know how line weights work, there are…