Saturday Shoutout / Captain Jack

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IT'S NO COINCIDENCE THAT SO MANY OF MY FAVORITE FLY FISHING FILMS BEAR THE NAME CAPTAIN JACK FILMS. Jako Lucas always seems to be right out on the edge of the fly fishing horizon. Whether it's Yellow Fish in Africa or Atlantic Salmon in Russia there's...

My Favorite Strike Indicator: Video

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I don't always fish an indicator, but when I do... It's the New Zealand Strike indicator. I love these little wool indicators. They are the best I've ever used. They're super sensitive, easy to use and they don't kink up your leader. The thing I love...

A Closer Look / The Large Mouth Bass

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I'M GUILTY. I have called them ugly fish. I have shown a lack of interest in bass largely due to their color palette. Then, just the other day I noticed the fin on this large mouth. I'm a big enough man to admit when I'm wrong....

Choosing  A Premium Fly Rod

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By James Buice The waggle. We all do it. When you walk into a fly shop looking for that new rod (and yes folks, don’t even think about buying a rod before you cast it), the first thing you do after picking a prospective candidate from the...

Saturday Shoutout / Rich and Poor Trout Streams

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Read this now! This tail of two trout streams, written for Midcurrent by Tom Rosenbauer, is quite simply of of the best and most informative pieces of writing, on the subject of trout fishing, which I have ever encountered. It's rare that you will have the...