Category Archives: The Hot Ticket
Drop-Offs Are Trout Hot-Spots
Adjacent - just before, after, lying near; neighboring Drop-offs located adjacent to shallow water are trout magnets. The slower moving water and cover found downstream of drop-offs are the two main reasons trout are drawn here. If you're looking for super consistent water where you can almost...
Echo EPR Saltwater Fly Rod Review
I’ll put this simply. The Echo EPR out fishes rods at twice the price. Let me tell you a story about how I fell in love with this rod the first time I cast it. I did something I’d tell any angler to never do. I...
G&G / Fishpond Fishing Dog Photo Contest
G&G and Fishpond are teaming up to help some pups in need and give you some cool gear. John Le Coq, founder of Fishpond, and I have a fair bit in common. We each have a profound love for fly fishing and public land, we are...
Sunday Classic / 13 Proven Streamer Patterns for Trout
This past Monday I wrote an article stressing about the importance of experimenting with different streamer retrieve speeds and stripping lengths, until you find a winning combination that the trout find the most enticing. Generally, when you're paying close enough attention when your streamer fishing,...
Saturday Shoutout / Thanks Perk
Here is a digital copy of a full page ad in the Miami Herald, an open letter to Governor Rick Scott and the FL legislature from Orvis CEO Perk Perkins. It’s refreshing, in these days of corporate excess, to see a company and it’s leaders put...