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TFO Holiday Gift Guide – Advisors, Ambassadors & Pro Staff Picks

Conventional / Fly

'Tis the season for treating the anglers in your life (or yourself). We asked some of our Advisors, Ambassadors, and Pro Staffers what their favorite TFO rods are and how they fish them to develop an excellent list of gift ideas. Check out these great suggestions for anglers of all...

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)...

It’s Time for ICAST

Conventional

It’s closing in on mid July and ICAST 2019 is here. Temple Fork Outfitters will be among the vendors at the world’s largest sportfishing tradeshow. This will TFO’s be 25th  appearance at ICAST, an annual event the company looks forward to every summer as it releases a handful of new...

Lefty Kreh Honored for a Lifetime of Influence

Fly

Lefty is No. 1. So says the editorial staff of Fly Fisherman Magazine, which compiled a list of the 50 most influential anglers of the past five decades and placed TFO’s Bernard ‘Lefty’ Kreh at the top of the heap. “Absolutely, he deserves to be No. 1 on that list,”...

Five Tips on How to Catch Tarpon

Conventional / Fly

The Gold Cup features the best of the best in tarpon fishing. The invitation-only tournament is one of the most prestigious events of the competitive fishing season. TFO advisor Rob Fordyce has set the standard for Gold Cup consistency with 13 second-place finishes, the last of which came earlier this...

Recollections of Lefty and Reflections on his Legacy

Fly

I’ll never forget the first time I saw Lefty Kreh. It was nearly 30 years ago. I had just started to fly fish and was mingling with a local glad-hander at a fly-fishing show near Charlottesville, Va. A weathered looking fellow walked in wearing a pair of khakis, a chamois...

Fifteen Minutes with TFO’s Rob Fordyce

Conventional / Fly

TFO blog editor Mike Hodge caught up with TFO advisor and television host Rob Fordyce for a few minutes after the Florida Keys guide finished up working the Miami Boat Show. We discussed a number of topics, everything from outdoors television to University of Tennessee baseball. Enjoy.  How did you...