Category Archives: The Hot Ticket
5 Tips For Technical Tailwaters
By Johnny Spillane COLORADO HAS SOME OF THE TOUGHEST TAILWATERS ANYWHERE. Tailwater trout get a good education. They see plenty of attention, especially the fish in Colorado's well publicized fisheries. The Yampa, here in Steamboat Springs, is a great example. A lot of anglers think they can't...
Simms G3 Guide, River Camo Waders: Review
New features and tech in the Simms G3 Guide waders make them some of the best I’ve ever used. In thinking about how to write this review, I’ve decided that it needs to be two reviews in one. There are some big upgrades in the new...
Rock Treads
By Justin Pickett Coming up with a reliable and effective solution for traction can be frustrating. Not to mention, expensive. Screw-in studs are costly and are often lost or in need of replacement for those of us who wade hard and often. Other solutions, such as interchangeable...
Sunday Classic / What The Little Fish Are Saying
This post has a soundtrack. Take a second to start the video below. MAYBE YOUR STATURE AS A FLY FISHERMAN ISN'T DETERMINED BY HOW BIG A TROUT YOU CAN CATCH, BUT BY HOW SMALL A TROUT YOU CAN CATCH WITHOUT BEING DISAPPOINTED. — JOHN GIERACH Like it...
6 Easy Tips to Help Fly Anglers Catch Educated Trout
Back in 2012, I wrote an article titled "The Best Way to Improve Your Trout Game" which talked about how beneficial it was for fly fishermen to not shy away from fishing technical trout water. And that the increased challenges of such water was one...