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We asked our HOF crew to pick a rod they are most intrigued by this year and here’s the breakdown. Just a few ideas to think about whether you’re heading to the salt, gearing up for summer and fall steelhead, or simply going the route of the single-hander for trout and those warmwater species.

What makes a hopper pattern "The Best" Our choices are derived from very strong opinions, just about zero hard data, and an overdose of heavy debate. The reality is, there are a ton of great hopper patterns and many of them work well.

House of Fly joints Jim Bartchi at the Scott Fly Rods manufacturing plant in Montrose, Colorado. Bartchi walks the boys through the ins-and-outs of their fly rod manufacturing process. Can't watch this vid and not say, I need to own one of these rods.

Klause Frimor is joining the Fly Project to assist in fly rod and fly line development. His expertise is expected to lift Fly Project rods and Ballistic fly lines to new heights.

Earlier this year, JayD'Arpini and Calvin Fuller headed to Florida to meet up with the Duck Camp crew and test some gear while chasing Florida redfish and snook.

Kris Keller and the HOF crew head out on the Missouri River for pike. A slow day ends well.

In House of Fly Pocdast #2 we sit down with Trout Shop founder Chris Goodman to discuss how he and partner Jerry LaPierre took a mom and pop business and turned it into Ground Zero in the Missouri RIver fly-fishing scene. Listen in and you'll hear some Craig, Montana history and learn how the Trout Shop really came to be.

Eastern Washington's Spokane River sits among a population of 500,000 people, making it the epicenter of the Inland Northwest. Fortunately, the Spokane offers high quality urban trout fishing for native redband rainbow trout that grow past the 20-inch mark. They eat dry flies, nymphs and streamers, just like trout do on the big-name rivers, and they key into hatches all year. On your next visit to the Inland Northwest, don't sleep on the Spokane. It holds some nice surprises.

Eric Hurst is part of House of Fly's small batch tyer program. Two of his flies, the Thrasher and Agent Scully, are giving up big rewards wherever they are thrown. They work East, West, and all places between. In this article Hurst describes each pattern and tells why they take fish.