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Tools of the Trade: TFO Reel Rundown

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As winter loosen's its grip (for the most part) and we transition into spring, it's time to get an inventory check on your fishing gear (we'll call it Spring Cleaning). If you've already got a floating line, but don't already have an intermediate or sinking line in your lineup, you'll...

Winter Rainbows in Alaska with Sierra Baldwin

Fly

Winter is here guys!! The days in Alaska are getting shorter and much, much colder! Frozen waders and rod guides, cold fingers and toes, frozen flies...the list goes on. Honestly though, when a big rainbow is on the end of your line, all those obstacles seem completely irrelevant.  [caption id="attachment_68636"...

Swing Season Prep – Choosing The Right Rod, Reel, & Line

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"When the days get shorter, darker and colder, most anglers lament even getting out of their warm beds...if you are a swinger, the coffee is brewing and you are more than pumped to get on the road and step into a run. Dries aren't really coming off, the hopper-dropper crowds...

Targeting West Coast Delta Stripers

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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...

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...

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...

TFO’s Bob Clouser Talks Carp on Fly

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I’ve never caught a bonefish. It’s on my bucket list, but the tropics may have to wait a few months. Fortunately, I’ve got a freshwater option close to home. Carp. They’re just as wily as a bone. And pound for pound they fight just as hard. And they’re cheaper. Many...

Five Tips to Catch Flood Tide Redfish

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The sun came up early. After a long drive from the North Carolina mountains to the beaches of north Florida, I was dog tired. But I got up to go fishing anyway. The allure of tailing redfish on the marsh is intoxicating. Sleep would have to wait. I arrived at...

Five Must-Have TFO Stocking Stuffers

Conventional / Fly

It’s less than a week before Christmas. If you’re a little behind on your holiday shopping, Temple Fork Outfitters has you covered. Below are a handful of our newest products sure to please just about any angler. The NXT Kit Just getting started in fly fishing? Or maybe you know...

Five Tips for Fly Fishing Big Water

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Fly fishing is an endless series of learning curves. As soon as I mastered one concept, another emerged. So it was nearly 30 years ago for me in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. I cracked the code of small streams and spring creeks. At the wise old age of 28, I thought...

Introducing the Power Reel

Fly

The Axiom II rod is here. Naturally it makes sense to have a reel to complement the arrival of a new fly rod. Say hello to the TFO’s Power reel. The official debut of the Power is set for later this fall. To give us a sneak peek, Jim Shulin...