Category Archives: The Hot Ticket
Fly Fishing, Always Have a Plan B
Just about every fisherman out there is probably familiar with the saying, "never leave fish to find fish". I live religiously by this common sense fishing advice. It's saved my butt many days on the water guiding, and keeps me from straying away from productive...
5 Flies For Labrador
By Jason Tucker Having recently returned from Labrador, I got to try a lot of different tactics, techniques and flies. It's the benefit of being able to fish all day, every day, for a week. We fished everything from dry flies to streamers to nymphs. Labrador had...
Something For The Window Shoppers
By Justin Pickett A little something to entice those “window shoppers” that appear and disappear behind your streamer. Anyone who has thrown streamers for trout has likely experienced the exciting visual of seeing a trout appear behind your meaty fly… following, following, following… only to peel off...
Garner’s White Trash Bass Fly
WANT TO CATCH BIG BASS? How about really big bass? Striper fishing rivers in the south during the summer can be off the hook but it can also be challenging. Those big bruisers can get pretty damned selective and you a pattern that will get them...
The Hydropsyche With Peacock Quills
By Herman deGala Here’s some advanced technique for tying flies with peacock quills. Fly tying has always been the art of linking a series of techniques to achieve an overall design. Innovative techniques are often a result of problem solving. I have always enjoyed the look of...