Sunday Classic / How to Stop the Dreaded Fly Fishing Birds Nest

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DOES THIS LOOK FAMILIAR? Just about every angler has created this tangled artwork at some point, some more than others. I'm pretty good at untangling knots because I get more practice than the average angler from my guiding, but even this one required me to break...



2 Alternatives for Attaching Split-Shot

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YOU'VE BEEN FISHING HARD ALL DAY LONG SEARCHING FOR THAT PERFECT HONEY HOLE. You know the one I'm talking about, it's the one that holds that trophy trout that keeps haunting you in your dreams. It's getting late, your tired and you know you should be...



Sunday’s Classic / 2 Alternatives for Attaching Split-Shot

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You've been fishing hard all day long searching for that perfect honey hole. You know the one I'm talking about, it's the one that holds that trophy trout that keeps haunting you in your dreams. It's getting late, your tired and you know you should...



Sunday’s Classic / 8 Flies for Southern Appalachian Brook Trout

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My good friend Dan Flynn is the man when it comes to hike-ins for Southern Appalachian Brook Trout. I've never met a fly angler that enjoys bushwhacking through walls of thick impenetrable rhododendrons more than Dan. Randomly pick any thin line of blue on a...



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...