It had been 35 years since my dad and I had last fished together. My earliest fishing memories were with my mom, dad, and brother, brand new Zebco rod and reel catching trout with sweet corn at a little pay-by-the-inch trout pond...
While one hell of a musician, when Dave Grohl was the drummer and the backup singer for front man Kurt Cobain in Nirvana his potential was never fully realized. It was when Grohl stepped to the front of the stage,...
Photo Credit: Mark Jessop Trout aren’t so different from people in that if given the opportunity they are more than happy to lazily hang around and feed their faces! In the world of trout, the...
Photo Credit: Troutnut.com Among the biggest and baddest mayflies of the Western United States, the common name of Green Drake is actually used to encompass two distinct species, Drunella grandis, Drunella doddsi. While knowing a little Latin is...
Photo Credit: Mark Jessop In parts 1-3 of our Euro Nymphing Series, we broke down the anatomy of Euro Nymphs, Euro Rods & Reels, and how to make your own pro-style euro leaders. Now that you are equipped with all...
Its time to kick off part 3 of our Euro nymphing series with an in depth look at euro nymphing leaders. The first thing you need to do when approaching the topic of Euro leaders is mentally place them in...
Orvis Helios 3 Blackout Outfit – Photo Credit: Orvis Travel with me for a moment back to the year 1997. I’m behind the wheel of my 1981 Buick Century Station Wagon on the line next to my buddy in his...
Photo Credit: Niklas Dahlin Over the last several years I’ve begun hearing variations of this story more and more often as excited anglers come into the shop. It usually goes something like this, “I was watching this gal/guy fishing...
Dear Sage, I’m sorry but we need to break up, and to be frank, it’s not me, it’s you. Before you get all weepy and defensive, please hear me out. I’ve thought long and hard about this and it...
