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Fishing for Grayling in Alaska with Tessa Shetter

Fly

Alaska is downright spoiled when it comes to fishing opportunities. Endless locations, endless seasons (if you count ice fishing), and a wide range of species to choose from. Ocean, lakes, creeks, rivers, we’ve got it all! As a born and raised Alaskan Native, I find joy from every bit of...

Targeting West Coast Delta Stripers

Fly

Fall is in the air and with cooler nights upon us, striped bass anglers anticipate the fall striper bite on the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. This is a precious piece of water to California and is rich in wildlife and agriculture that supplies not only water to the majority of California’s...

Blane Chocklett Talks New TFO LK Legacy Rods

Fly

Next Monday marks the release of four new rods to the TFO family of fly rods: the Stealth - TFO’s first ever true Euro-nymphing rod; the Blue Ribbon – a medium-fast action western style of rod designed to handle heavy indicator rigs, hopper-droppers and streamers in harsh, windy conditions; and...

All About Albies – Tips & Tactics from Jake Jordan, Gary Dubiel & Andy Bates

Conventional / Fly

While it’s easy to get sad about summer’s end, the transition into fall brings a special type of excitement to anglers on the East coast. The tail end of summer brings bull redfish inland to spawn and forage on baitfish, but by late September, a cool north wind blows offshore...

The Stealth Is Coming – An Overview with Rod Designer Jason Randall

Fly

It’s no secret that European, high-stick and tight-line nymphing is an extremely effective (and popular) way of catching trout. Being able to make repetitive, drag-free drifts and cover as much water as possible (depth and length) is a sure way of increasing your chances of catching more fish. However, having...

Harcourt Talks Hoppers & Beyond – Summertime Colorado Trout Tactics with Dustin Harcourt

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For most anglers, fishing is just a hobby. For guide and owner of Harcourt Fly Fishing 3G, Dustin Harcourt, it’s a lifelong family passion. The 3G specifically stands for three generations of Harcourt anglers – Dustin’s father, himself, and his son. Before fly shops became popular, and certainly before the...

Targeting Early Season Great Lakes Salmon with Brian Kozminski

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Imagine hooking into a 20lb salmon for your first ever fish, followed by a tug of war stronger than any resistance you’ve ever felt before, as the fish sends you on a heart-beating, mad dash downstream while ripping line off your reel faster than you can pull off. A little...

Targeting Bull Redfish with Gary Dubiel

Conventional / Fly

It’s an exciting time for Captain Gary Dubiel and other east coastal and guides and anglers. As we say goodbye to July and turn the page to August, water temperatures are increasing, more baitfish are moving towards estuaries, and the summer crowds are slowly going back to their homes. Bull...

Summertime Bass Tactics On The Fly with Grant Braudrick

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It's mid summer, and if there’s anything that gets anglers like Grant Braudrick more fired up than anything, its topwater bass bites. In central Texas, and a lot of places this time of year, it’s not uncommon for temperatures to be in the upper 90s (or higher), with little to...

Plotting A New Course – A Film with Flip Pallot

Conventional / Fly

In this uncertain year that 2020 has been, we check in with TFO National Advisor Flip Pallot down in the deep woods near his home in South Florida. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJGsXuy9mCc Flip Pallot has been apart of the TFO family as a National Advisor since 2006. Flip was born and raised in...

More Down Under Than Down Under – A Trip Of A Lifetime by Jason Randall

Fly

About as low as you can go short of Antarctica, Cape Horn, Chile overlooks the bottom of the world. Yes, even further south than Australia and Tasmania. I never realized just how far it was until we finished the fourth plane ride and nearly twenty-eight hours of travel. The planes...

TFO Announces 2021 Fly Category Products

Fly

This week, Temple Fork Outfitters announced four new additions to the TFO family of fly rods: the Stealth, the Blue Ribbon, the LK Legacy and the LK Legacy TH. These rods are available now! Stealth Fly Rod Series Euro nymphing is one of the most talked about–and effective– techniques for...