The Orvis Helios 2 One-Piece 5-Weight Review

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By Louis Cahill It’s trout season and if you are looking for a hot new trout stick, I have good news. The Orvis Helios 2 has proven to be one of my favorite fly rods in every weight I have fished. I own a handful of them...



Unhang My Fly You Villain Stump!

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One of the unavoidable happenings in fly fishing is the oh-so-wonderful snag. Overhead limbs, rocks, submerged timber, rhodo, your net man… you name it, it’s out there just waiting to snatch your fly from the air. A lot of the time it’s game over for your...



Sunday Classic / The Scott F2 Blows My Skirt Up…Again!

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I FELL IN LOVE WITH THIS LITTLE FIBERGLASS BEAUTY ON THE CASTING POND AT THE IFDT SHOW IN NEW ORLEANS IN 2011. Jim Bartschi, president of Scott Fly Rods, saw me throwing long graceful loops with the F2 7' 3 weight and came over to correct...



The Double Spey, For Single Hand

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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...



We’ve got answers

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By Louis Cahill YOU MAY NOT YET KNOW THE NAME CARTER LYLES, BUT HE WILL SOON BE FAMILIAR TO YOU. Carter is the newest member of the G&G family. Although you haven't seen his name on the site before now, if you follow us on Facebook, you've...