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Eat the Worm(Post)
I have the opportunity to travel the world in my professional career. Typically work is work. You’re putting in 10-12 hour days, you’re running and gunning, taking out customers, suppliers, staff o ...
Can You Use A Tenkara Rod For A Float Trip?(Post)When people hear mention of tenkara, they typically think of small streams and creek fishing for fish in similar size categories. Most anglers would not consider using a tenkara rod for a float trip, ...
Tenkara Flies: Answering Some Common Questions About These Mystery Patterns(Post)In Western fly fishing, an angler’s fly box is a treasure trove of options: dry flies, nymphs, midges, streamers, terrestrials with literally thousands of patterns falling wi ...
Night Fishing 2(Post)Everyone knows that the big boys come out to feed at night. Here are some of my favorite nighttime tactics. Fish big - Lots of times fish lose all caution at night and just want to eat a big meal, n ...
Use the Correct Leader and Tippet for the Job(Post)Modern tippet and leader material is amazing stuff when you think about it - a virtually invisible link between angler, line and fly - how cool. It's much better than braided horse hair or silk, the ...
The Salt River Project: Urban Carp Fishing(Post)When most people think about fly fishing, they think about wild trout in beautiful forests or high mountain lakes. But how about fly fishing for carp in urban canals? If you fly fish in Ariz ...
Little Things To Save Time(Post)When putting your 4 piece rod together start by putting the tip section together with the piece next to it and the handle section together with the piece next to it. Then join the two halves of the r ...
Midges(Post)Old dudes like me curse a midge hatch. The dominative little flies can be a bugger to tie on. It’s well worth it though. Trout love these guys.Year-round food sourceMidges are an essential food sou ...
Expand Your Horizons(Post)Anyone that has been following us for a period of time knows I love dry fly fishing. I love everything about it, especially seeing the take. The thing is, trout feed 90% of the time subsurface.
Tactics for Mixed Hatches(Post)Seeing clouds of bugs hovering just over the water makes me practically giddy. I looked closely and saw that it was both midges and blue winged olives hatching at once. This situation can present som ...
My Fish Camp Experience(Post)Teaching kids how to fly fish is a dream job for me. This summer, I got to live that dream. In July I had the opportunity to be Program Director of Fish Camp here in Arizona. This was a completely ne ...
The Brindle Chute(Post)What in the world is the Brindle Chute Fly? This fly was originally designed by Chuck Stranahan for the hecuba mayfly hatch that occurs late summer on the Bitterroot River in Montana. This i ...
Stop…..It’s Hopper Time!(Post)The hoppers are out, the hoppers are out! I love catching fish on the hopper. Big fish, aggressive takes! What better way to double it up? Any one that has ever fished with me knows I’m a t ...
Sink Tip Lines(Post)The Sink Tip LineIf you like to streamer fish, and you fish moving water, it is best to have some sort of sink-tip line with you. The quality of these lines improves greatly every year. I keep on ...
Big Bugs Bumped Back and More(Post)I was watching some video from some of the great fish and great fishing we had last Summer (YouTube Video) and noted that the dates were about this time of year. Then I look at the rivers and stream ...
Blue Winged Olive Mayfly Patterns(Post)Trout loves blue winged olives. BWOs thrive cooler temperatures and are likely to hatch throughout the colder months. They are one of the first hatches in the spring, and one ...
