I’m feeling spoiled. Genuinely spoiled. Putting a new fly line on a reel is such a great feeling. It is a magical feeling that left me feeling, like I said, spoiled! A quality new fly line makes such a difference over an old, cracked, beaten, and heavily used fly line. […]
Trout
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Ice off is a special time of year around here, especially in high mountain lakes. Most of Alberta’s higher elevation lakes are stocked with beautiful cutthroat trout, who thrive in the cold mountain waters. As the ice starts to rot away, the cutthroat begin their transformation into fire belly monsters. […]
Pink is often regarded as this feminine color that only belongs on cotton candy and Hello Kitty merchandise. Ostracized by much of the male population, pink is overlooked in the fly tying community in favor of the more neutral colors found within the natural world. However, pink has a special […]
Fishing for steelhead on the Skeena River in British Columbia was destination number four for me in “my year of steelhead.” A spot opened up at “The Steelhead House” (www.steelheadhouse.com) in Terrace, B.C. this August … and it took me less than a millisecond to jump for it. The Skeena […]
I am not trying to pretend this is anything like the original dry flies that were used in the Catskill Mountains, but it’s something I like to tie that is kind of close. This isn’t even going after any one bug in particular, but lucky for me the fish in […]
A couple of my fishing buddies and I recently took a day trip to a scenic lake outside of Idaho Springs here in Colorado. This recap narrates the adventure and recommendations are discussed following the trip report. Enjoy! 5:00 AM A soft, orange light glowed through the curtain cracks as […]
“There’s gold for those who seek it,” The old-timer whispered as he walked away with his farm dog. What does that mean? Should I bring a pan instead of my fly rod? Last spring, my girlfriend and I took an afternoon to find some deer sheds outside of Gunnison. We […]
By: Dale Martens Tallinn, Estonia is the quintessential setting for a Mission Impossible scene. It has those beautiful, historic sights that Ethan Hunt loves to careen around. Not on the typical tourist radar – and part of the former Soviet Union – Estonia is somewhat of a secret. And […]
On a gloomy winter day in 2016, I sat at home dreaming of warmer weather and dry-fly trout fishing. Flakes of snow danced outside my bedroom window as I half-jokingly looked up Costa Rica trout spots on the internet. To my surprise, the first couple of links that popped up […]
Ok, so I will be the first to admit I was pretty much entirely against fly fishing in lakes. Not because I don’t like catching fish, but the idea of just sitting in a lake waiting on an indicator going down didn’t exactly appeal to me. And I’ll be honest, […]
Every story has its beginning, and often those beginnings come out of simple choices that lead down great paths. This story is no different. In the summer of 2016, three friends and myself decided we would use August long weekend as chance to explore some unknown backwoods. There was a […]
One of the greatest things about fly fishing is the sense of community. The shared bond between anglers that can develop in pursuit of fish with a fly rod is a great thing. This is something that you see everywhere that you go whether on the home waters or beyond. […]
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