F-ing-A Yampa!

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IT TAKES A FEW MINUTES TO SET IN, WE ARE ON ONE OF THE GREATEST TROUT RIVERS IN THE WORLD AND THE FISH ARE GOING OFF AND WE ARE TOTALLY ALONE. Wal-Mart, Frisco, CO, 7:45AM. I lift a small canister from an end cap display. "Pods, got...

Sunday’s Classic / Halfback Nymph in High Water

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Looking for a great high water nymph pattern that will consistently fool trout? Try tying on a halfback nymph, it’s an oldie but goodie that has produced big fish for me countless times over the years. The buggy profile of the halfback nymph does a great...

Sunday Classic / The Flies of Our Fathers

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I recently visited my home town in Virginia for a funeral. Although the occasion was a sad one it was the largest gathering of my family in some time and as you would expect there was a good deal of nostalgia and sharing of family...

Sunday’s Classic / Landlocked Stripers on the Fly

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So I wrote this post this past winter, but the truth is, the striped bass fishing is really good right now on many of our lakes and rivers. My buddy the other day landed a 25 pound striper on the fly. Much of our trout...

Saturday’s Shoutout / Lo Fi Fly in Cuba

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This week’s Saturday shoutout goes to Lo Fi Fly, for an interesting piece that’s lie-free from a recent fly fishing trip to Cuba. Lo Fi Fly – Chuck T’s, the Woodsman, Cajones & The Tarmbada Here’s what I like about this post from Lo Fi...