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  • Why the Jujubaetis just might be the Best BWO Nymph on the River
    August 28, 2019

    Why the Jujubaetis just might be the Best BWO Nymph on the River

    While there are no "Silver Bullet" fly patterns that will ALWAYS catch trout, the closest pattern to a sure-fire trout catcher when fishing rivers might just be the Juju Baetis and Beadhead Juju Baetis. Here are the top reasons that you need to give this fly pattern a try and why we expect it [...]
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  • August 21, 2019

    Catching Cutbow Trout on the Fly

    Photo Credit: Jared JenkinsYour reel screams as fluorescent fly line unspools down river behind the largest dorsal fin you’ve ever seen. This is a common scene when you hook into cutbow! Equal parts pitbull, feral pig, and mutant trout, cutbows are a single-minded alpha predator that are all about packing on the pounds [...]
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  • It's Trico Mayfly Time - Are You Ready to Match the Hatch?
    August 15, 2019

    It's Trico Mayfly Time - Are You Ready to Match the Hatch?

    While all hatches are measurable and predictable, there is no hatch as punctual as the Fall's Trico Mayfly hatch. Over the years we've been able to collect enough data and build our invertebrate database to the point that we can layout a fly selection for the Trico hatch down to the half an hour of [...]
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  • Ascent's Top Summer Attractor Dries
    August 7, 2019

    Ascent's Top Summer Attractor Dries

    Like a high-stepping line of Las Vegas showgirls or the cast of Baywatch, the family of flies called Attractors rely more on flash and embellishment than attempting to represent any true invertebrate species. Making up roughly 20% of dry patterns and 30% of wet patterns, flies from this family are dressed in tinsel, copper, mirrored [...]
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  • July 31, 2019

    5 Steps to Becoming a Better Fly Fisher

    Ascent Pro-Form Manager David Arevalo teaching his girls to fish.The reasons that drive us to the river are as numerous and diverse as the anglers with whom we share the water. There is a primal connection and wild freedom in watching a trout rise to a dry fly, a rare peace in dropping into [...]
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  • Fiberglass Fly Rods: The New, Old Standard
    July 17, 2019

    Fiberglass Fly Rods: The New, Old Standard

    Article & Photo Credit to Jon Hill of Yellowfin Custom Fly RodsIt’s no secret that fiberglass fly rods have made a big comeback in the last 5-10 years. All of the major fly fishing companies have started bringing back fiberglass into their lineup of rods and there are a dozen of new companies that deal [...]
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  • Swing Into Summer with Caddis Emergers
    July 10, 2019

    Swing Into Summer with Caddis Emergers

    The caddis emerger is the unsung hero of the summer fly box and deserves a little love! As the caddis larva prepares to transition from larva to adult it closing itself within a case, (similar to its terrestrial cousins the moth and butterfly in their cocoons) the caddis will pupate before breaking through the case [...]
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  • Learn to Fish the Pale Morning Dun Hatch Like a Pro!
    July 3, 2019

    Learn to Fish the Pale Morning Dun Hatch Like a Pro!

    Photo Credit: Jared JenkinsOne of the most important and prolific mayfly hatches west of the Mississippi, the PMD hatch is kicking off and the fish are ready to FEED!Ephemerella excrucians, better known by fly fishers as the Pale Morning Dun or PMD can be found in trout rivers from coast to coast but is best [...]
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  • The Top 5 Big Summer Dry Flies
    June 26, 2019

    The Top 5 Big Summer Dry Flies

    Like monsters birthed from a radioactive disaster, now is the time for the biggest and gnarliest dry flies to emerge from your fly boxes and hit the water!With the onset of summer and the rising temps, our largest stoneflies and terrestrials come to life and onto the menu. Several species of Golden Stoneflies and [...]
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