Tag Archives: Fly Fishing
Choosing a line for your switch rod Part one: Understanding lines and line tapers
SO YOU BOUGHT A SWITCH ROD...NOW WHAT? The idea behind the switch rod is simple. What if you could have the best of both worlds? What if you were nymphing under an indicator but you had the length of a Spey rod to highstick? What if...
Sunday’s Classic / The Fish That Took Three Anglers to Land
I'll never forget the epic battle that took place between three anglers and a trophy salmonid one freezing December morning in 2010. I was having the time of my life on a steelhead fishing trip with my great friends Louis Cahill and Murphy Kane. We...
Saturday Shoutout / Brookies and Steelhead
At the risk of being self serving, I'm shouting out to an essay I put together for the good folks at Filson. They are putting some energy into beefing up the Filson Life Blog and it's looking pretty good. Check out Yellowhammers and Specks On the other...
Sunday’s Classic / Tying the Chronic Egg Pattern
Sometimes in fly tying it's the little things that really make a difference in the quality of your finished fly patterns. When I first started fly tying I always hated the look of my egg patterns because I could always see my thread down the...
Saturday Shoutout / Reds & SUPs, SCOF Winter Issue
This week's Saturday shout out we give props to Vantage Point Media House for bringing us a sneak peak of their latest fly fishing project, Fly Nation Season 2, and a quick link and congrats to our homies at S.C.O.F for the completion of...