Tag Archives: fly fishing blog
Saturday Shoutout / Orvis Tips for Getting Your Fly Patterns In Catalog
I've been tying flies for decades for myself and clients, yet I've never submitted a single fly pattern to any fly tying companies to date. It's not that I haven't wanted to, I just never seem to have time to get to it on my...
It took Me 25 Years To Figure Out Why I Fell In Love With Fishing
It's well into the morning hours of the night, I just finished feeding my 6-month old daughter a bottle, and now I'm wide awake, randomly flipping channels on TV. Somewhere along the way, I stumble upon "SEC Storied" and I immediately get totally sucked into...
Fly Fishing: You Can’t Catch The Fish If You Don’t Make A Cast
If you've spent any time fly fishing on the saltwater flats, you've surely been in situations where you've had a fish swimming away from you, and you didn't make a cast because you thought it was a "lost cause". I know I've been there plenty...
Umpqua UPG Fly Box Review
Umpqua really raised the bar when they introduced their UPG line of fly boxes. In fact, they won multiple awards at trade shows, which were voted on by professionals in the industry. Their goal in mind when designing the UPG fly boxes was to tailor...
Fly Fishing: Our Trout Rivers and Streams Need More Wood
Several years back, one of my favorite wild trout streams, only a few miles from my house, got slammed with tornados and high winds (from back to back hurricanes that had moved up from Florida). The aftermath from the strong storms, downed dozens, upon dozens...