Category Archives: The Hot Ticket
Urban Fly-Fishing
By Karl Kortemeier Want a new adventure? Want to fish to unstocked, naturally reproducing, native fish? Want to fish water that rarely sees another fisherman? And is probably less than a few miles from home? If this sounds like a blast, then urban fishing is...
A First Look At Abaco, Bahamas
Abaco, Bahamas is a fly fishing destination that’s been on my radar for a long time. Like most anglers, I have my home waters. Places I know well and can find fish without starting from square one, and like most anglers I tend to spend a...
Sunday Classic / Do fish dream?
AH, THERE'S THE RUB, FOR WHAT DREAMS MAY COME IN THAT SLEEP OF FISH? Have you ever been sight fishing to a nice fish and not gotten so much as a look at your fly? The fish just sat quietly finning as your fly drifted inches...
Something’s Fishy at the Fly Fishing Show
By Dave Grossman Spring marks the unofficial end of fly fishing show season, and I for one am tired and smelly…but mostly tired. If fly fishing shows are a microcosm of our little society, things have gotten a little worrisome. There’s been some concerning behavior on both...
Umpqua UPG Fly Box Review
Umpqua really raised the bar when they introduced their UPG line of fly boxes. In fact, they won multiple awards at trade shows, which were voted on by professionals in the industry. Their goal in mind when designing the UPG fly boxes was to tailor...