Sunday Classic / Ronnie Hall’s Floating Baetis Nymph

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When it's time to get technical, he's your man. Ronnie's flies have been honed from decades of guiding. They are as elegant as they are effective. Beautifully proportioned and deadly simple, with carefully chosen materials. Watch the video to see Ronnie tie the Floating Baetis Nymph...

Saturday Shoutout / Single Hand Skaters

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I don’t know of anything cooler than catching a steelhead on a swung dry fly. Dillon Rento and Sterling Dillingha make it look pretty easy in this beautifully shot video by Tyler Orton and Curtis Ciszek, sourced from The Amberjack Journal. It’s pretty cool to watch...

The New Sage X, The Technology Behind The Action

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For weeks now I’ve been keeping the biggest secret in fly-fishing. I feel very fortunate to be one of a few folks trusted with knowledge of the new Sage X fly rod. When a company like Sage asks you to keep your mouth shut about their...

Saturday Shoutout / My Old Man

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With Father’s Day right around the corner, here’s a great story of a father and daughter connecting on the water. Fly fishing guide and TV host Hilary Hutcheson draws together the generations of her family by teaching her father to fly fish. Hilary Hutcheson’s father, Dave, has...

What is Recovery Rate and How Does It Affect Fly-Rod Action?

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When we refer to a fly-rod as being fast or slow, what we are talking about is recovery rate. Recovery rate simply means how quickly does the bent rod return to its natural, straight position. This recovery rate is inherent to the rod and can be...