Sunday Classic / Don’t Just Love Your Cold Water Fisheries, Be Good Stewards Also

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Most fly fisherman are passionate about the protection of their trout and salmon streams. Promoting catch and release, special regulations and protecting various wild salmonid populations, are among the most common conservation topics being fought for today in the sport of fly fishing. But even as...

Saturday Shoutout / Live The Stream

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Anglers don't come any cooler than Joe Humphreys. There are very few folks who have given as much to fly fishing as Joe Humphreys. Film maker Lucas Bell is trying to save Joe's legacy for prosperity. Below is the trailer for his film, "Live The Stream."...

Broyhill’s Jackknife

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Flymen is taking a "Go big or go home" approach for 2016. The Flymen Fishing Co. (Makers of the Fish Skull) has a new musky fly this year for those who aren't happy with a streamer under twelve inches. Broyhill's Jackknife is an articulated pattern in...

3 Fly Fishing Situations When I Will Stop My Streamer During the Retrieve

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I agree with this advice 95% of the time because most prey when threatened by a predator, will swim as hard and fast as possible to escape being eaten. That being said, I've been on the water many times when the constant-strip retrieve, or even...

Sacred Days

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DAYS, LIKE MEN, ARE ALL CREATED EQUAL. IT'S THE PATHS THEY TAKE WHICH SEPARATE THEM. It's eighteen degrees as we get the skiff ready to launch. The first snow flakes are floating about. Delicate little flakes for now but the Weather Channel tells us they won't...