Category Archives: The Hot Ticket
What’s in a net?
By Justin Pickett My indicator drops below the turbulent surface and my rod bends over as I come tight to a nice rainbow trout. Her initial reaction took her further into the head of the deep run, shaking her head violently in an attempt to escape...
How Fly Rods, And Hearts, Break
Broken fly rods are a fact of life, but there are things you can do to stop it from happening to you. It happens to all of us. We all know the sinking feeling of holding that treasured favorite fly rod, shattered in our hands. Most...
In Our Fly We Trust
By Jesse Lowry Fishing is as much of a mental game as any sport. Whether it's having confidence in your gear, the conditions, your technique, hell, even in the fish, the psychological factors play a role in how we perform on the water. While a multitude...
Check Your Fly Rig!
By Justin Pickett The sun is only a faint glow below the horizon as it prepares to make its ascent into the sky. I launch my chunky, articulated offering into the twilight. Slicing through the fog, it lands mere inches from the bank. Soon, will come the moment of...
Blow Up Bobbers
By Justin Pickett Not too long ago I received a phone call from a good friend of mine asking if I could help with a guide trip for a handful of folks who were on the books. It was a group of five anglers, and the...