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First introduced to me by a fishing buddy and a transplant from the land of Dixie, the "Slow & Low" is made from a good rye whiskey seeped in orange peel and honey. Taking a nip off your flask when on the water in the winter helps to get the blood flowing in numb [...]Read now -
Why and When to Use Fluorescent and Hi-Visibility Fly Patterns
The year was 1991. The Fresh Price of Bel-Air is on TV and Good Vibrations by Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch is blasting on the boom box as you get ready for a night out on the town. This is not an evening for half measures, so the fanny pack stays at [...]Read now -
Understanding and Exploiting the Opportunistic Feeding Behavior of Trout
We have all heard the old saying "A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush." Simply put, the nugget of truth being shared here is that if an opportunity presents itself, then take it and don't let it pass you by in the hope that something better will come along. [...]Read now -
A Fly Fisher's Cautionary Tale
Hindsight is always 20/20. As I look back, maybe I didn't need to work all of those weekends. Gazing over my computer monitor and trays of flies, I would see them outside of my window, waiting to play, but would inevitably convince myself that the work could not wait. It seems like [...]Read now -
Fly Selection 101: Introducing the ATTRACTOR FLY Patterns
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 Mylar, [...]Read now