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Chasing Southern Appalachian Brook Trout

Fly

Southern hospitality can entail many things. Sometimes it’s a made-from-scratch homemade meal, or maybe it’s a helping someone change a tire on the side of a two-lane highway. But sometimes, it’s sharing a special piece of water, far off the grid, where footprints from other anglers are almost nonexistent, and...

Walleye Trolling Tactics

Conventional

When trolling crankbaits for walleye, there are several key items to look at that you may not be paying attention to: How deep are the walleye’s you're trying to target? What are the walleye’s feeding on? How fast do you need to go to get a strike? These are just...

Season of the Hopper – A Monster White River Brown Trout Story

Fly

“Can you hear me?” calls an Australian accent from behind me as another White River jon boat comes roaring past us at 8am. I quickly picked up my SA Bass Bug fly line and shoot another cast to the outside seam of a run that rides adjacent to a bank...

Successful Dry Fly Fishing Tactics

Fly

Presentation trumps fly selection. You’ll catch more trout with the wrong fly but the right presentation than you will with the right fly but the wrong presentation. Don’t get me wrong; having the right fly is important especially when a hatch tightens the trout feeding focus to a single prey...

ICAST 2022 – Show Recap + New Dealer Product Reviews

Conventional / Fly

Another great ICAST in the books! It honestly feels like the last ICAST (2021) was just the other day, but we weren't complaining for the chance to get back to the Orange County Conventional Center in Orlando, Florida to see so many friends (old and new), and to show off...

Surf Fishing with the Tactical Surf Series

Conventional

Headed to the beach this summer? Whether taking a vacation, or if you happen to live near a beach, summer is a great time for surf fishing. Although, it may seem like this style of fishing is spent sitting in a chair while beach goers walk up and down the...

Topwater Smallmouth on the Fly

Fly

Summer time is topwater time! Most people know me as a streamer junkie, but my favorite time to be on the water is when the smallmouth are looking up. Watching a big smallmouth swim up from the depths, inspect your fly, and sip it in like a brown trout sips...

Cracking The Code – The Skunk Buster Fly

Fly

Every angler, fly or conventional, has a “go-to” lure or fly they use, whether it’s for one species or multiple. Many trout anglers might say the pheasant tail nymph is their preferred fly. Others would never consider a fly box complete without at least one of Lefty Kreh’s Deceivers or...

TFO Announces 2023 New To Fly Fishing Products

Fly

For 2022/2023, TFO is proud to announce its newest additions to the fly fishing category: the all new Pro III series available in both single hand and two handed options, new additions to the NXT Black Label rod series, and upgraded components to the Bluewater SG series. Find out more...

Converting Between Saltwater & Freshwater Fishing

Conventional

I always say that bass fishing is about the bite, while saltwater is about the fight. Not to downplay the fight of a large bass, but the drag screaming from a saltwater fish is a different feeling altogether. No matter the type of water you are fishing that day, it’s...

Early Season Perch Fishing Tactics

Conventional

Perch will usually spawn in early April thru mid-May, depending on water temperatures, and overall weather conditions.  Look for water temperatures in the 45-58 degree range and if the water remains cooler, sometimes they’ll spawn as late as early June.  I find my early season perch in deeper water around...