Tag Archives: Fly Fishing
Fly Fishing: The Popper-Dropper Rig
Like a lot of kids, I spent most of my adolescent summers chasing bass and bream on the local creeks and ponds in my area. Most days, a single rubber-legged popper tied to the end of my leader, was all that I needed to catch...
Adipose Boats Get Even Better
I LOVE NOTHING MORE THAN SPREADING THE WORD ABOUT PEOPLE I BELIEVE IN. That's how I feel about the folks at Adipose Boatworks. These guys from Montana make the best drift boat I've ever rowed. This year I was proud to have my Adipose at IFTD...
The Big C
IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MANY TIMES YOU SAY IT IN YOUR HEAD, THE FIRST TIME YOU HEAR A DOCTOR SAY THE WORD CANCER, IT'S LIKE GETTING KICKED IN THE NUTS. The room is bright and cheery with yellow walls. Ironically, a wall of windows facing east...
Sunday Classic / Don’t Let Yourself Get Numb to the Reward
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,...
Saturday Shoutout / The Fishing Poet
By Carter Lyles MATT SMYTHE IS JUST AS GOOD A WRITER AS HE IS KNOWLEDGEABLE OF FLY-FISHING, AND HIS FLY-FISHING BLOG IS KILLER. Matt grew up fly-fishing and took up his passion in writing as a freelance writer. I gave Matt a call the other week and...