Category Archives: The Hot Ticket
Zack Thurman’s Swimming Leech
By Bob Reece The simplicity of most leech patterns can lead to the misconception that the accuracy of their imitation is not important. As with many patterns, their above water appearance is often the sole determining factor for whether they are used or passed over....
Making The Connection- Saltwater
By Louis Cahill How do you connect your leader to fly line when the pressure is really on? This is sure to be a lively topic. I wasn’t aware this was such a hot button topic until I published an article by Devin Olsen titled, “Making The...
The Fish Of A Lifetime: Video
What happens when the fish of a lifetime refuses your fly three times? If you are Jack Stephens, and you’ve spent half a century looking for a river no one has fished, and you’ve found it…you cast again. This is an amazing fishing story, and all...
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 Pregnant Scud: Tying Video
By Herman deGala In the early 80’s I had a design professor by the name of Herb Kobayashi from Hawaii who tried to instill in us the concept of shibui. Shibui has no direct translation into English but describes the aesthetic of simplistic, elegant beauty not only...