Category Archives: *Recycle
Trout Streamers And The Problem With Pushing Water
THAT FLY PUSHES A LOT OF WATER, BUT DOES IT CATCH A LOT OF FISH? Like most human endeavors, fly fishing is subject to fads. One of the latest fads in the sport is flies designed to push water. Largely fueled by the increased popularity of...
G&G Product Review Policy, Just So You Know
GINK AND GASOLINE IS A NO BULLSHIT ZONE I've received some criticism lately over the fact that my product reviews are all positive. The exact quote was this. "Another glowing review of a free product. Imagine that." My first response was, "It's a lot easier to make snarky...
Fishing Streamers Is Still All About Presentation
STREAMER JUNKIES, AND I INCLUDE MYSELF, GET A BAD RAP FROM THE DRY FLY CROWD. In some places they even go so far as to call them lures, rather than streamers. The dyed-in-the-wool purest would portray those of us with the nerve to fish a four-...
Tenkara and the Single Fly Approach
ONE OF THE MOST APPEALING ASPECTS OF TENKARA FISHING IS THE CONCEPT OF USING ONLY A SINGLE FLY. For folks considering tenkara, this concept is likely THE most difficult to embrace- especially if they have a western fly fishing background. However, I like to say it...
The Tellico Nymph
THE TELLICO NYMPH IS A SOUTHERN CLASSIC. Named after the storied North Carolina river where it was proven fool big browns, the Tellico Nymph is a southern as moonshine and just as effective. It's a simple impressionistic fly that works in any size, although #10 is...