Listen, I get it, it’s really hard to understand this complicated, nuanced world of fly fishing from an outsider’s perspective. To paraphrase my main man John Gierach, we all look like we’re just standing in a river waving a stick. The…
Written by guest blogger: Stephanie Winter (@stephanierwinter) If you’re fishing in a river and you’re not catching fish or even getting a nibble, you start thinking, “Are there even any fish in this goddamn river?” or “Maybe they’re not feeding right…
This post was written by guest blogger Andrew Loffredo: Popularized by the European competition fishing circuit, euro nymphing increases strike detection, and the number you fish you will catch! For of those of you of have high-sticked nymphed with an indicator…
Feel that? The icy fingers of death slowly tightening around your happiness? That’s what they call Winter. Sure some say screw it and spend these cold, dark months inside, hopefully at least tying flies, but others still get out on the water…
The colder weather is fast approaching, maybe even already here for some parts of the country, so that mean fly tying season is nearly upon us. We’ve asked around and if you’re looking to improve your skills at the vise…
Back in September we heard about the Ladies Musky Meetup and decided that we wanted to get behind it. Getting more women into fly fishing and chasing down the meanest dinosaur in all of fly fishing? Let’s get some more of that.…
Musky the fish of a thousands casts. Also known as a vicious, toothy, kitten eaten demon fish that rises from the depths. When given the opportunity to chase these guys down in Roanoke, VA with 5 other fly girls how…
Guest post written by Mark Vlaskamp: I wasn’t wearing it, but I might as well have been. The freakishly realistic grizzly nails on it could have only helped with my quick retrievals. The fake bear fur would have been covered…
The Muddy Buddy fly pattern takes the best components flies that work in any conditions and combines them into one meaty streamer. Learn how to tie this effective pattern and hang on for some serious strikes from hungry fish this…
Catching fish on the fly all season long takes dedication and our Ambassador profile series is taking a look at the lives of the anglers that are out there day in and day out, making it happen. intro Postfly Ambassador Ryan Scavo (@ryoutside) calls…