Category Archives: The Hot Ticket
DIY Emergency Boat Anchor: Video
Have you ever lost your boat anchor during a day on the river? If you haven’t, you probably will. Or at least you’ll forget to bring it one day. It can make for a pretty frustrating day of fishing but it doesn’t have to be. There’s...
Destination Fly Fishing On The Cheap
Everyone wants to fish like a rock star, but not everyone has the budget. Fortunately you don’t have to have deep pockets to have big fly fishing adventures. While storied Atlantic salmon rivers and Christmas Island my stay off the list, there’s plenty of awesome fishing...
Reach, Don’t Rip!
One of the most common areas of needed improvement that I see with many anglers is line management. In fly fishing, line management is a big piece of the puzzle, and to be consistently successful you must improve upon these skills and develop good habits. One...
What is Recovery Rate and How Does It Affect Fly-Rod Action?
When we refer to a fly-rod as being fast or slow, what we are talking about is recovery rate. Recovery rate simply means how quickly does the bent rod return to its natural, straight position. This recovery rate is inherent to the rod and can be...
Eternal Return
By Lauren Holt "IN HINDSIGHT, CHANGE WAS CERTAINLY ON OFFER THAT SANTERIA SUNDAY MORNING" “There is no being apart from becoming.” – Hegel maahnk maahnk maahnk maahnk maahnk maank I rolled over to find my phone and kill my alarm, groggy in the stillness and the purple dark of...