Perdigon nymphs are small, delicate, heavily weighted nymphs developed by Spanish competition anglers. These nymphs were developed to fish fast moving, technical water that see a lot of fishing pressure. The small, slick profile allows these small nymphs to get down to the feeding zone. Perdigons are typically tied in […]
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By JInman Alaska is a special place, there’s no arguing that. And for a fly fisherman it is paradise. Between having thick runs of 5 species of pacific salmon that will willingly take a fly on the swing, the strip or even on the surface, it is also home to […]
(But one step ahead of the swans…) I have never had such a cool refusal. The brown, hanging motionless in the air clear water, nosed up to the drifting parachute Adams. Its snout gently broke the water’s surface a hair width behind the fly. For several feet, the snout and […]
Summer in Gunnison is an absolute spoil. We have some amazing water, big hatches and serious lunkers out there ready to poach your fly. From June-August, the water gurgles with hungry trout stocking up for the winter months ahead. These months are the best for fly fishing at 7,000 feet, […]
We fly fish, but why? Miles away from friends and family, long hours behind the wheel, more or less expensive lodges, thousands of dollars in gear, cold rivers but damp inside the waders, colds, sweating in the summer sun, freezing in the autumn rain, hours of no takes, always losing […]
As you may have seen, I was lucky enough to be able to travel to South America this past August (August 2017) to fish the Iriri River in Brazil with my best friend. This trip to the jungle was hosted by Untamed Angling. Kendjam is now my favorite trip I’ve […]
Despite all the different amazing waters I’ve fished in my life, one of my favorite stretches of earth is between Bishop and Bridgeport here in California. This area holds a special place in my heart, as it’s where I learned to fish on family vacations growing up. Back then it […]
(A detailed look at my experience with an OPST Commando Head…) Earlier in the spring, I returned to Minnesota – perhaps the walleye capital of the Union – to fish for trout in a small stream. It was a return engagement with the Clearwater River, just outside of Bemidji. A […]
As most of us move on in our years we choose to get married, buy a house and even have children. With that being said, the trusty pontoon float tube you have used for the past 10 years is not as effective as you thought with a wife and a […]
There’s like a billion of these, “Vice” reviews, so the main thing that I’m going to do to distinguish mine from the 999,999,999 million of them is this: I will not make a pun about fishing being a vice, or rod collecting being a vice and so on and so […]
By Dave S When pursuing a fishery or a species you haven’t fished before, many of us turn to local guides to help us quicken the learning curve and to make the most out of the trip. While some people believe that it’s better to figure it out themselves, it’s […]
I am no expert, but I would say a couple keys components to great days of fishing are not falling on your butt and not having sore feet at the end of the day. I know I have had days where both have happened for sure. This is why finding […]
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