Category Archives: The Hot Ticket
The Double Spey, For Single Hand
Access to a couple of good Spey casts can be a game changer for single-hand fly anglers. All of the same physics that's at work in Spey casting carries over to the single-hand rod. Although Spey casting can be technical and intimidating for the uninitiated, it's...
Don’t Be Like This Guy
I hope this is so obvious it needs no explanation. There we are staked up waiting for migrating tarpon when this guy rolls up, jig at the ready. I’m sure he thought we were on fish. His kids huddled down in the floor of the boat...
12 Tips For Epic Fly Fishing Trips On The Cheap
You may be poor, but you don't have to fish like it. Some of the greatest fly fishing adventures I've taken have cost me the least. I love fishing in exotic locations and spending time at great fishing lodges. Who wouldn't? But that's a fairly recent...
Fly Tying Feng Shui
By Bob Reece As a junior high science teacher, my daytime work environment is chaos. While all of our professional lives vary, the constant of stress remains. Fly tying can provide great respite from the challenges of adulting. Creating a tying environment conducive to this exponentially...
Small Stream Recon Part II
By Jason Tucker More tips on finding small streams that pay off big! For the sake of space we split the subject of small-stream recon into two parts. In the previous installment we discussed using state websites, online maps, printed maps and atlases, and guidebooks to find...