It’s snowing across much of the country, rivers are starting to ice up, and your monster trout photo DMs are being replaced with photos of friends holding cocktails in Fishmas ugly sweaters. All of this can only mean one thing:…
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…
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…
There are a lot of things to consider when caring for your gear – including fly lines. After all, it’s one of the three critical components to any setup (rod, reel, line) and it’s the main artery connecting you and…
So you’ve been invited for a day on the water with your new boat buddies, but you’re a total float trip novice? We’ve got your back. If you’re a dedicated wading angler, jumping on a boat and taking on a…
Some of the most common instances that something goes wrong while fishing is either right before, or right as you cast. So many wind knots, birds nest tangles, snapped rods and frustrated anglers can be prevented if you just check…
This time of year can be trying for anglers everywhere, the Midwest and Northeast have been getting quite a bit of rain recently and many larger trout streams are getting too high for comfort. When this happens in my area…
May is probably one of our favorite months of the year, Stripers are showing back up on the coastlines of the North East and hatches are going off in full force all over the country. Not to mention long weekends…
How well do you know your nymphs? There’s an old fly shop mantra out there “Trout feed 85% below the surface” now we’re not sure the math is accurate, but it’s certainly advantageous to be able to quickly and easily…
Summertime is hands down the best time of year to throw on a pair of wet wading boots and head up the nearest wild Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) stream with a box of dry flies, some tippet and floatant. Brookies…