Category Archives: *Recycle
Is 5-Minute Epoxy a Thing of the Past?
I CAN'T REMEMBER THE LAST TIME I HAD TO BREAK OUT MY SMELLY TWO-PART EPOXY BOTTLES AT THE TYING BENCH. For several years, 5-minute epoxy was a mainstay in my fly tying. It worked great for molding my streamer heads, coating my popping flies and equally...
Are You An Extreme Net Man?
Have any of you seen those Rapala lure commercials with the fisherman in the store pondering over which "Extreme Net Man" to hire for the day. If you haven't, take the next thirty seconds and watch this short video. I love those commercials because they point...
Just When You Think Your Dialed In
IT'S A NINETEEN HOUR DRIVE AND A THIRTY MINUTE WALK TO THE SPOT WHERE THE SYCAMORE TREE IS DOWN ACROSS THE RIVER, MAKING THAT SWEET SEAM. Flies are tied in the truck on the drive up. The color and size that worked last year but with...
Getting the Big Picture On Brook Trout
By Jason Tucker I recently read an article on brook trout, about what beautiful delicate gems they are. It’s true for a lot of us that brook trout are a small, colorful, feisty reward for a day’s fishing. They are often some of the smallest fish we...
Streamer Retrieves For Different Current Speeds
I've talked in great detail about streamer fishing since I began writing articles for Gink & Gasoline. Most of my time has been spent talking about color and pattern choice, streamer gear/rigging for both big and small water and how to locate and target prime...