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                        The proverb “Waste not, want not” rings true in many areas of fly fishing. We continue to add dry fly floatant in the attempt to resurrect a soggy-bottomed grasshopper pattern, “seasoned anglers” (aka. OLD anglers) will invariably get on their knees to comb [...]

Big Fish Eat Big Flies, and if you would like frequent photo ops with monster trout you will need to learn to fish with streamers! In part 1 of our streamer series, we discussed how to rig streamers, the best rods for casting these big flies, lines, and leaders, and the knots that will [...]

Before I learned to write, I learned to fish, and back in March of 1987 my Mom recorded what I self-described as the "Best Day" of my young life! It was my first trip to the "Cross Eyed Cricket" trout ponds outside of Knoxville Tennessee and it was an experience that forever changed the [...]

Picture of 4-Year-Old Peter with his fishing game face on!It was almost 70 degrees last Saturday when I was fishing, midges were in the air, and my spring fever was real! However, with up to 4-feet of snow in the forecast for this weekend, I thought this might be a good opportunity to share [...]

How Do We Share the Water Well?Photo: Colorado Trout Hunter Guide Chelsey Christy & client With the sport of fly fishing exploding in popularity we have seen a host of new fly fishers on the water, and this can be both exciting and frustrating as anglers increasingly crowd local waters. While it is great to [...]

If you want to be a more successful angler on the fly, the fly rod and line need to become an extension of your arm. This may sound overly dramatic or implausible, but I assure you that it is possible with some changes to how you set up rig your line and flies, and the [...]

Introducing Boss Tin's Non-Toxic Fishing WeightsBy Guest Writers Stetson & Cia AdkissonYou wouldn't purposely put something toxic in your drinking water or in the pond where your kids play, but you might inadvertently be doing that every time you cast a lead-weighted line into the water. Boss Tin is a fishing accessories manufacturer committed to [...]

Fly Fishing During the Coronavirus - Take Heart & Find HopePhoto Credit - Mark JessopWe're facing some trying times and the future is uncertain. No matter how much toilet paper and canned goods we feel compelled to stockpile, the future is out of our control and that is disconcerting. It is at times [...]

Guide Confidence Fly PatternsBy Chelsey ChristyHave you ever had a buddy tell you about a specific pattern that is crushing it on the water, you try it and it doesn’t work? Me too. It’s probably because you never use that fly and you have little faith in it. (or they are the infamous picky eaters [...]