Name: Northern Pike (Esox lucius) AKA: Pike, Gators, River Wolf, Water Wolf, Hammer Handle, Toothy Critters Range: Northern North America & Europe Found In: Rivers, Lakes and Ponds Pike has been a sought-after game fish for American and European anglers…
Name: Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) AKA: Browns, German’s, German Browns, Butter, Brownies Range: Native to Europe. Found in 34 of the 50 states in the USA. Found In: Cold Rivers, Streams, Ponds, and Lakes Catching a trophy brown trout (Salmo trutta) has earned a…
Unlike the original “Y2K Bug”… You can count on this one to deliver on its promise to f#!k stuff up. Once again Tim Flagler at TightLineVideo provides us with the recipe for a funky, yet reliable fly. While purists may cringe at…
Name: Largemouth Bass (Micropterus Salmoides) AKA: Bucket Mouth, Swamp Donkey, Hog, Ditch Pickle, Largey Range: Lower 48 States in the US, Mexico, and Southern Canada Found In: Warmwater Rivers, Ponds, and Lakes If you are an angler on the North American Continent, at some point…
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Last spring I was lucky enough to get a surprise package from the good people at Bluesmiths, which contained their classic hydrophobic shirt. The note mentioned that they hoped I would put it to the test in a fishing environment,…
by Erin Foley We’re in the business of sending the most innovative, cutting-edge, gnarly flies we can find tied with only the latest and greatest materials on the market. It just so happens one of our own Josh Phillips, Tribe…
You’re not just a fly fisherman, you’re an angler, you’ve got “the bite.” You know the truth, that fly fishing isn’t always the romantic “A River Runs Through It” experience that people idealize. Sometimes, and more often than not, you’ve…
If you’re like us then watching that pre-fishing pump-up video is part of your daily routine. We’ve got you covered with this week’s “Thank you, internet” find, The Fight brought to you by Black Fly Eyes. The only thing more epic than that…
With over 375,000 views in a little less than a year, this episode of Eric Estrada’s 5 Wt. Chronicles is one of the most popular fly fishing videos on the internet, and for good reason. Estrada travels to Blue Ridge,…