If you are reading these articles in order you have now acquired a rod and reel. The remainder of necessary equipment can either be a few simple things or more stuff than your closet can hold. We are here to talk about the former: keeping it simple. Why is it […]
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I desperately want to become a better musky fisherman. While all the amazing trout fishing of the intermountain west often distracts me, I made dedicated attempts at catching musky during the past three years. After several mostly unsuccessful attempts at tiger musky this summer, I realized that I am a […]
I once heard “As fly fishers, we are all inherently conservationists.” The quote resonated with me as I grew up thinking I was environmentally conscience. Through research and discussion I learned that I was off the mark from a young age. It provoked thoughts in my head that I have […]
In the summer of 2010, three friends set off on an adventure of a lifetime. With only a British Columbia backroads map book and the ability to read, we hit the road for uncharted waters. There was no rhyme or reason to the trip, other than the fact we wanted […]
Skagit style shooting heads were a product of the “Skagit revolution” in the late 80’s, when at the time guides and anglers were looking to develop a spey line that would cast big flies and heavy sink tips to steelhead on certain rivers of the Pacific Northwest. They had struggled […]
You might have gone through moments in life, or in this case at the fly shop, where someone throws out a idea and then your group of buddies run with it for a bit and it takes on a life of its own. Usually those conversations end up as nothing […]
It was that time of year again in my neck of the woods. The time of the season where we let the fish do their thing in the rivers so we can have lots of other little fishes to catch in the future. The spring closure is a tough period […]
It all comes back to that first moment, the reason you return. It’s that dimpling glass surface, that first cast. The presentation, clean, accurate, and addictive. And of course, everything that follows. Introducing the new Winston Pure Series. PURE Feel. PURE Presentation. PURE fun. Built for those who prefer to […]
Every year bull trout begin their arduous journey up river towards their spawning grounds. Depending on the distance required to travel, this can begin in the early spring all the way up into the fall. Bulls can travel hundreds of miles from their wintering habitat, traversing looming waterfalls and snaking […]
December and January are excellent months to reflect back on a year of fishing and to plan for the next year. For the last four years the Kanektok River in Alaska has been a “must do” for me, and I look forward to visiting the river again in 2019. Paul […]
This fly pattern actually came about when my daughter asked her father to create a “princess fly.” She asked for a beautiful purple fly that only a princess would use. Little did she know that a princess fly is a deadly variation of the Copper John that most fish chow […]
This past summer, my partner Deb and I toured through Eastern Europe, and I sampled some of the fly fishing available along the way. In earlier blog articles, I recounted my experiences in Estonia and Croatia. This article will focus on Slovenia. As far as I can tell, Slovenia is Europe’s […]