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Fly Fishing: Respect Thy Tarpon Guide
I respect tarpon guides a great deal. As a trout guide, I run into many of the same struggles they do on the water, but tarpon guides have to deal with managing them at the extreme level. They spend their days on the water guiding...
Fly Fishing Stillwater by Gareth Jones
THE OTHER HENRY'S Mention to any flyfisher that you're heading for Island Park, Idaho and they'll immediately think you'll be packing a selection of CDC and biot creations intended to deceive the wonderfully selective leviathans of the Henry's Fork. However, my latest visit to see Rene Harrop...
Western Fly Guide for Eastern Anglers
By Kent Klewein ARE YOU SITTING AT THE VISE DREAMING OF THAT BIG TRIP OUT WEST THIS SUMMER? I get asked all the time by eastern fly anglers heading out west for the first time, what fly patterns they should stock up on before they leave. What...
Save Your Saltwater Flies
Have you ever put a saltwater fly back in you box while it was still wet from fishing? If you have, you know the heartache of finding a bunch of your best patterns ruined by the salt you locked in there. It's no fun. If you're...
Taming Your Buck Fever
You’ve stumbled upon a sexy piece of water to find a big ‘ol trout feeding in the tail of the run. It’s one of the biggest trout you have ever seen. The one that sends chills down your spine. Without a second’s hesitation you rip line...