Category Archives: The Hot Ticket
The New Jackson Mayfly Kayak
Jackson Kayak is known worldwide for making some of the best kayaks on the planet. Be it for fishing, whitewater, or freestyle, performance and quality are two words that come to mind when you lay eyes on a Jackson. Jackson Kayak has been in the fishing game...
Saturday Shoutout / Bear Necessities
Summer fishing season brings anglers and bears together and not always for the best. Bears are a fact of life for fly anglers. Trout country is often bear country and a smart angler will be prepared for a run-in. Most bear encounters which end in an...
Tie Connor’s Jerk Minnow
THIS DECEPTIVELY SIMPLE FLY IS ALL ABOUT THE ACTION. Connor Jones, from Cohutta Fishing Company, ties this versatile baitfish pattern for bass and trout here in the southeast. It's a simple fly with a clean profile and it's easy to tie in a variety of colors. The...
Please Stay Off Your Phone!
GUIDES, WHETHER FRESHWATER OR SALTWATER, DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND DO THIS ONE THING WHEN YOU ARE WITH YOUR CLIENTS… STAY OFF YOUR PHONE! We have all become used to this “phones-that-do-all” culture. Cell phone technology has made things so convenient, that we forget what it’s like...
The Moth Larva Hatch
By Kent Klewein AS I RELIVED LAST YEAR'S SPRING FISHING SEASON IN MY HEAD SEARCHING FOR THE PERFECT HATCH, THE COLOR OF BRIGHT GREEN BEGAN ENTERING MY CONSCIENCE, AND BAM! LIKE A SLAP TO THE FACE, IT HIT ME. Every year we get a month-long trout feeding...