Category Archives: Fly Fishing Gear
Making Single Turn Trim Bands the Painless Way
Have you ever seen a fly rod with elegant single turn trim wraps? It’s a subtle and beautiful look and not easy to do well. At least not the old fashioned way. I’ve done a lot of them and there is usually profanity and heartache. Matt...
Know Your Lines
John Byron, AKA The Bonefish Beginner "Lines are very difficult to learn."- Benedict Cumberbatch "It's nice when someone knows their lines."- Ed Norton "Because I don't know my lines, I really don't know what I'm doing."- Christopher Walken Who knew these guys fished the flats? WELL OKAY, MAYBE THEY’RE TALKING...
My Favorite Strike Indicator: Video
I don't always fish an indicator, but when I do... It's the New Zealand Strike indicator. I love these little wool indicators. They are the best I've ever used. They're super sensitive, easy to use and they don't kink up your leader. The thing I love...
Is There a Place for Electronics in Fly Fishing?
This is really a poll. I’d like to know what you think. I don’t often ask a straight question of my readers but I think this is a really good one. I’ll give you a little context. I recently went fishing for redfish with my...
Bring Enough Line Holder
By Louis Cahill I got to feeling nostalgic the other day and it bit me in the ass. Last week Jason Tucker and I slipped out for a little small stream fly fishing. Our destination was a little mountain gem I have fished for more than twenty...