Fight Big Fish with the Butt Section of the Fly Rod Not the Tip

4 comments / Posted on / by

If you fly fish long enough and pay your dues, it's just a matter of time until you hook into a giant fish and experience defeat. I've always loved the saying, "It's always the big ones that get away", like it provides anglers a viable excuse...

Easy Bug Sampling For Trout Fishermen Video

5 comments / Posted on / by

Ever have one of those days where you just can't figure out what the trout are eating? Selective trout can make you crazy but there is a way to figure out for sure what they're keyed in on. Taking a stream sample is quick and easy...

Regarding The River

8 comments / Posted on / by

WHAT CAN I TELL YOU ABOUT HER? THE ONE THAT I LOVE. The one with whom I have left my heart. Dark and lovely. Moody and sullen, she gives little away. Sometimes capricious, never predictable, she keeps me in wonder, in awe. She keeps me for...

Technical tips from Southern NZ

3 comments / Posted on / by

By Chris Dore Whilst I enjoy chasing big fish in the backcountry here in New Zealand, there isn't actually much to it: Find a fish. Put your fly in front of him, and strike. It's the smaller, hatch-driven streams that offer the challenge for me, the technical...

Catch Trophy Brown Trout By Stacking The Odds In Your Favor

24 comments / Posted on / by

THIS FISH HAS BEEN ALL OVER THE INTERNET. NOW I'M GOING TO TELL YOU EXACTLY HOW TO CATCH ONE LIKE IT FOR YOURSELF. Once in a while the "perfect storm" really is perfect. My buddy Dan and I were throwing around some dates for a fishing trip...