As a primarily freshwater fly angler, it’s sometimes difficult to think beyond trout. After all, it may have been John Geirach who referred to them as the “most noble fish”…or maybe not Geirach, but that’s okay… What matters is that…
Month: August 2021
Weekend Chase: Big ‘Bows
Weekends are for the chase, when it comes to our lives (me and my husband), anyway. We work hard with full-time jobs and side hustles, we parent hard with two kiddos to raise, we dog hard with three dogs to…
A Chronicle of Glass
Once I became hooked on flyfishing, it wasn’t long before I was attempting to amass a collection of rods that spanned all weights I thought I’d need for both trout and bass fishing. While perusing a flea market, I came…
The Glory of Glass
Fly rods are available in a variety of weights and materials including graphite, composite and…fiberglass! If you’re exploring your options and the journey has led you to glass, you won’t be disappointed. As they say, “Glass is not dead”, so…
Foraging for Success: Figuring out what’s on the menu
Once you get to the river it’s not always apparent what the fish are eating. Sometimes it takes a bit of sleuthing. You can always ask your friendly local fly shop employee – that’s a given, but if you don’t…