The Perfect Day on the Flats

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John Byron You’re after bonefish. An easy flight and you found all your luggage. The lodge is even more comfortable than you expected. Supper was super. Your new fishing companions seem a really great bunch. You’re excited to get fishing.  Next morning seems perfect. Sunshine all day. The...



Fly Fishing Gear For Small Streams

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By Jason Tucker Fly gear is fly gear- until you find yourself on a tiny creek full of brook trout or cutthroat rising to tricos and all you have is a nine-foot five-weight and 4x tippet.  What works on the big rivers may not be so well...



Fly Tying Feng Shui

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By Bob Reece As a junior high science teacher, my daytime work environment is chaos.  While all of our professional lives vary, the constant of stress remains.  Fly tying can provide great respite from the challenges of adulting.   Creating a tying environment conducive to this exponentially...



Reece’s J.T.T

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By Bob Reece Unlimited creativity is my favorite aspect of fly tying.  With the constant influx of new tying materials, the possible combinations for creating successful patterns increases.  In addition to this, the construction of many new materials simplifies the tying process needed to create equally, if...



Slow Cast Fly Casting Drill

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Great timing is the hallmark of a good fly cast. Timing is everything, well, pretty close anyway when it comes to casting a fly rod. Plenty of anglers struggle with their timing, often without knowing it’s their timing that’s off. Poor timing robs your cast of...