Fly Fishing: Searching for That Needle in a Haystack

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I really enjoy catching big wild trout on a fly rod. Even more though, I enjoy the challenges that come with having to hunt them down in places where they are few and far between. I'm talking about trout streams where there's not supposed to...

Why I Always Carry a Backup Gear Box

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By Kent Klewein Have you ever made it to the river after a two hour drive and realized when you got there, you had forgot to pack one of your crucial pieces of fishing gear? I'll be the first to admit I've been that unfortunate angler plenty...

Sunday Classic / Don’t Let Yourself Get Numb to the Reward

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Is that cookie cutter rainbow trout making you feel numb inside? Are you losing the feeling of reward lately on the water? Two decades have passed since I caught my first trout on a fly rod, and even with all those years that have gone by,...

Fly Fishing Through My Eyes

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By Carter Lyles “MANY PEOPLE GO FISHING ALL OF THEIR LIVES WITHOUT KNOWING THAT IT IS NOT FISH THEY ARE AFTER.” That quote by Henry David Thoreau is what makes up the fine line between a fisherman and then a fly fisher. •The line is not drawn upon...

The White River Blues

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DO YOU EVER FEEL LIKE CERTAIN FLY FISHING LOCATIONS HAVE A CURSE ON YOU? I feel strongly that's the very case, when it comes to my attempts to fly fish the White River in Arkansas. I've made the 22-hour round trip drive twice from Georgia, spent...