Need a quick refresh on what to do, and what to avoid doing, while fly fishing? We’ve got you covered. Do check your leader and tippet for wind knots. If you find one, take the extra minute or two to…
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5 Reasons to Start Fly Fishing
You’ve thought about it long enough…here are you 5 reasons to start fly fishing TODAY! It’s an opportunity to challenge yourself Fly fishing takes some patience and practice. From learning new knots to reading the water to honing your casting…
Chasing Fall Trout
If you’ve ever spent a night binging fly fishing videos on YouTube, you probably came across at least a couple with people on bikes chasing fish. And if you didn’t, well, just know: it’s totally a thing. Every fall, we…
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…
3rd Annual Endless Summer Tourney
The countdown is ON for the 3rd Annual Endless Summer Tourney! Mark your calendars for September 1, 2021 and get ready to claim your throne. What is it? The Endless Summer Tourney (EST) on one-of-a-kind tournament. This nationwide, fly fishing-only,…
Nymphing 101
A large portion of a trout’s diet comes from sub-surface insects, like caddis larva, midges and other macroinvertebrates – that’s where nymphing comes in. To catch trout and other fish feeding below the water’s surface, grab some stoneflies and midges…
3 Simple Knots Every Fisherman Should Know
Knots, love ‘em or hate ‘em, they are typically the smallest (and cheapest) part of our setups that have the biggest influence on whether you land a fish. There are three knots I use constantly while fishing and I’m going…