Sunday Classic / Take the Time to Research Your Boat Ramps
It's really easy to get excited about a last minute trip when your buddy calls and says the fish are biting and then not take the time to research the logistics of where you're going to be fishing....
View ArticleSaturday Shoutout / Drawing the Lines
“ONE PERSON FISHES ONLY DRY FLIES, BUT THE NEXT FISHES DRIES TO RISING TROUT ONLY INSIDE PERFECTLY CIRCULAR RINGS. ANYTHING LESS IS SIMPLY UNSPORTING, YOU SEE.” Fly fishers are a funny lot, to be sure....
View ArticleSunday Classic / Expressionist Brown
Study the stream bed, brown and green. Through ripples and reflections, we find rocks and wood, maybe a shining piece of metal someone has left behind. Even the flash of a flake of mica in the sand, no...
View ArticleA Conversation With April Vokey
April Vokey is one of the most recognized, and sometimes controversial figures in fly-fishing. Few anglers have been thrust into the limelight in quite the same way as April Vokey. April is the first...
View ArticleSaturday Shoutout / S.C.O.F. Fall
Still the coolest thing on the fly fishing internet. Surly Monkey is back with more shenanigans, tomfoolery and horse-play. Check out the fall issue for Cuban tarpon, the cicada hatch, smallmouth...
View ArticleSaturday Shoutout / Sanctuary
Rivers have saved a great many angler. Sometimes anglers must save rivers. This beautiful film tells the story of ninety-five year old World War II veteran Frank Moore and how he was born again on the...
View ArticleSaturday Shoutout / Rock Stacking
Love them or hate them, chances are you find cairns on your local rivers. Plenty of anglers hate these little monuments to time spent on the bank. Some see them as a little harmless fun. Others see...
View ArticleTotality
Admittedly this doesn’t have a lot to do with fly fishing, other than taking place on a trout stream. When I saw the map depicting the path of totality for the solar eclipse of 2017, I knew exactly...
View ArticleBug Juice Ain’t The Only Thing Missing!
THE EVERGLADES IS CERTAINLY KNOWN FOR ITS AMAZING FISHING, SCENERY, BIRD LIFE, AND THE MYRIAD OF OTHER ANIMAL LIFE THAT INHABITS THE ECOSYSTEM. Unfortunately, the one thing that has everything else...
View ArticleSaturday Shoutout / Acpceclipse Floodtide
Flood tide redfish and a big black sun. It’s hard to think of a better way to enjoy the total solar eclipse than on a low country marsh. The boys at Badfish couldn’t agree more. They put together this...
View ArticleDon’t Let Yourself Get Numb to the Reward
By Kent Klewein 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...
View ArticleSaturday Shoutout / Argentina Calling
Excited doesn’t come close to expressing how I feel about my upcoming trip to Argentina. In February of 2018 I’ll be taking one of the most exciting fly fishing trips of my life. The Argentina double...
View ArticleSaturday Shoutout / Restoring Decency
I have always spoken out strongly against fishing tournaments where fish are killed. That’s a conviction that I stand by, and before now, I’ve never read anything on the topic that changed the way I...
View ArticleHelp The Florida Keys Angling Community Recover From Irma
Images of the lower Florida Keys after the devastation of Hurricane Irma tell a bleak story. The image above is a spot which may be familiar to many anglers. The former site of the marina at old Wooden...
View ArticleSaturday Shoutout / Know When To Hold ‘Em
Some interesting perspective on Grip and Grin photos from the folks at orvis News. There is always controversy around hero shots of angers with their catch. While I personally support responsible...
View ArticleSaturday Shoutout / Jim Harrison, Older Fishing
Many of us were young when we began to fly fish, but none of us will be young when we are done. Everything changes as we get older and our fishing is no exception. Somewhere between experience and...
View Article6 Tips For Flying To Fish
When fly-fishing means flying to fish, there are a few simple things that can make it a lot more enjoyable. Let’s face it, air travel is an ordeal these days. Even more so when it involves traveling...
View ArticleDown The Hatch October 12th
By Justin Pickett The time of year has come around for the annual Down The Hatch Film Festival here in Atlanta, GA! On October 12th, Orvis, Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, and Sweetwater Brewing Co. will be...
View ArticleSaturday Shoutout / Stalking The Seam
One of my very favorite sites is on the edge of good bye. “Finding the seam between currents, and threading your fly just there, is the difference between playing with Pisces and enjoying the view. As...
View ArticleAre We Being The Best Ambassadors For Fly-Fishing?
Are you proud of how you represent fly-fishing? I sat in a meeting the other day, a discussion really, with a group of fly fishing guides. Most of them are guys I like and respect. I was very quickly...
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