This Year IFTD Is More Relevant Than Ever

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You know the old Chinese curse, may you live in interesting times? These are certainly interesting times in the fly fishing industry. The business landscape seems to change under our feet faster than we can react. In just the last week we've had news of Sage...

Saturday Shoutout / Vise Grip

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The words and wisdom of John Gierach brought to you by the folks at F3T I never grow tired of John Gierach's voice in my head. His writing is so earnest that, when I read it, I can see him across the table, a cup of...

The Nautilus Silver King, An Apex Predator

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We put the Nautilus Silver King fly reel in a head-to-head comparison with the Hatch Finatic. The results were dramatic. I was lucky enough to catch the palolo worm hatch in the Florida Keys this year. If you've never witnessed 10,000 adult tarpon in a full-blown...

Fly Fishing with Stealth – 8 Common Mistakes

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How often to you think anglers miss opportunities catching trout because of the lack of stealth? The more educated trout populations are in a stream, river or lake you're fly fishing, the more important it is for fly anglers to mimic the way a hunter...

Sunday Classic / How Not To Learn Bonefishing

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FLOAT TO THE BAHAMAS ON A 55 GALLON DRUM AND SAVE THE AIR FARE BUT HIRE A GOOD GUIDE EVERY DAY! My buddy Brad went to the Bahamas for bonefish recently. I loaned him a rod, reel some leaders and a box of my favorite bonefish...