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Sun, Sweat, and Scales: Summer Fly Fishing Tactics For Carp

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The dog days of summer are upon us, and if you're looking for a fun, challenging, and hard-fighting warm water species to pursue on the fly, look no further than carp fishing. Carp are an excellent species to target during the dog days of summer for several reasons: Adaptability to...

Frozen Toes and Big Bows – Winter Fly Fishing For Trout

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Cold air fills my lungs as I step out of the truck. The mountains couldn't be quieter; the only sound is the faint bubbles of the river some distance off. There are no tracks in the lot and it doesn't seem like anyone has been here in sometime. Days like...

Chasing Dolly Varden in Alaska

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Alaska is known for some excellent salmon and steelhead fishing, but a species often overlooked is the Dolly Varden. Dolly Varden are typically gray accompanied by white, pink, or orange spots. They are very commonly confused with bull or brook trout, but in Alaska are actually part of the char...

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

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“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

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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...

Topwater Smallmouth on the Fly

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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...

Winter Streamer Tactics for Big Browns

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Winter fishing can test your patience. Between the frozen guides and numb fingers, it leaves much to be desired. The rewards however, far outweigh the discomfort and the monotonous casting that comes with the winter season. During this time of the year, I find it easier to convince a big...

Nordic Anglers 5wt Shootout ft. TFO’s Blue Ribbon & LK Legacy

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Our good friends across the pond at Nordic Anglers recently put together a cool little 5wt shootout video featuring several brands, as well as TFO's Blue Ribbon and LK Legacy. The 5wt shootout - specifically the Blue Ribbon and the LK Legacy - were highlighted for their application to trout...

Like We Never Left – The Return to ICAST

Conventional / Fly

We can all agree that 2020 was a tough year. Between many places being shut down and inventory issues brought on by unprecedented demand, it was (and in some cases still) a mess. Not being able to attend fishing shows was one of the many aspects that we (and others)...

When The Jacarandas Bloom – Chasing Corbina On the Fly

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“Don’t get too deep. No more than ankle deep at most,” I remember Nick Curcione telling me on a beach in Coronado years ago. It didn’t make sense until the first one I saw bolted between my legs from behind me in three inches of water. “I told you,” came...

The Remarkable Northern Snakehead

Conventional / Fly

Have you heard of the Northern Snakehead before? Some have heard of other people catching or spotting one, and many people have a common misconception about this species. Then there are those fishermen, like myself, anxiously await the first couple of hot and humid days of the year so we...

Carp on the Fly

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Carp on the fly is completely and utterly underrated! If you haven’t ever chased carp with a fly rod, you are seriously missing out on some of the most fun that you could ever have with a fly rod. These massive fish will test your patience, presentation, gear, and knot-tying...