Category Archives: The Hot Ticket
Scientific Anglers Amplitude Smooth: Video
The new Amplitude Smooth fly line from Scientific Anglers may be the longest lasting fly line ever made. Lats year SA introduced its Amplitude fly lines. These lines have been very popular but SA wasn’t content to leave it at that. This year the Amplitude series...
Restock My Box Contest Winner
Somebody’s getting a whole bunch of trout candy! The winner of the Restock My Box Instagram contest gets 120 primo trout magnets courtesy of Badass Bob Reece of Thin Air Angler. I have to admit, I’m a little jealous when I think about all of the...
Drift Boat & Car Renting Tips Abroad
When you're traveling abroad on a fly fishing trip that you've meticulously planned out for months in advance, the last thing you want to deal with is equipment problems. That was exactly the case Louis and I ran into several years ago heading out to...
A Beginner’s Guide to Catching Bonefish
John Byron Yup, I’m a real bonefish beginner. Been chasing bonefish for just 3 years. Half-dozen trips. Lifetime of fly fishing and fly tying, couple decades in Florida saltwater, but new to bonefish. Thanks to some patient guides, I’ve caught a fair number. But not as many...
Sunday Classic / The cutthroat and the sweet sixteen
"HE IS OUR LEGACY. HE WAS LEFT HERE FOR US BY A LOVING FATHER, IF YOU BELIEVE IN THAT SORT OF THING, AND ONCE HE IS GONE WE WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO REPLACE HIM." My friend Gary Lacey did me a disservice while shooting clays...