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If you haven’t read the book Trout Flies by Gary LaFontaine, “You betta ask somebody.” I recently purchased a new copy of this book off eBay (new to me) actually signed by LaFontaine. It’s signed, “For effective flies -Gary LaFontaine.”

In high school I was a pretty poor fisherman, I certainly didn’t realize it at the time, but I was bad. There was a whole crew of us, and we were all bad at it. Relatively bad, as in we were probably better than most our peers, but we just didn’t know what "better than what we were" should look like.

When I was a kid, my imagination led me to believe that fly fishing was exclusively for rivers and I am sure many others thought the same. As I got older, my dad introduced me to fly fishing and you guessed it, we fished in a river. Where I grew up in Albuquerque, NM there were not many places to fish, let alone fly fish. In the heart of ABQ there is a little gem called Tingley Beach.

Once maligned, bull trout now play a starring role in the Pacific Northwest’s wildest places. Words by Greg Thomas.

It is not always the best technique, but it’s not in my nature to put down the spey rod for long. Beyond effectiveness, it is an enjoyable style of fishing. It’s deliberate. It’s laid back. It’s showing a fly to the fish and giving them ample opportunity to eat it. If they like it, they will respond and when they eat, it’s a jolt on a tight line.

Joseph Evans a.k.a Idafly and his friend Bryce fish the popular lower section of the Bitteroot River in search of a 40 inch pike, Esox Lucius.

The Rod and Gun is a time capsule of what Old Florida was like and was the exclusive hunting and fishing club in the Everglades for presidents like Roosevelt and Eisenhower, as well as celebrities like John Wayne, and Ernest Hemingway. We paid the current owner through the window of his Ford Taurus standing on the lawn outside our cabin; cash only.

A guide for floating the Smith River that actually shows and explains each of the campgrounds you can choose from for your journey. This guide also includes recent updates from FWP on the Smith River Float.

The Richard Wheatley name carries weight in fly fishing culture and these vintage aluminum fly boxes have become popular among diehard steelhead anglers. These boxes are not only functional, but they are works of art highly sought after by collectors for their heirloom quality.