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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.

In House of Fly's inaugural podcast, hosts Greg Thomas and Sam Wike sit down with Montana fish-head Fred Telleen. Telleen manages The Trout Shop in Craig, Montana, and is a member of the Freshwater Hall of Fame. He's developed numerous commercially tied fly patterns, including several must-haves for Montana's Missouri River. His take on Alaska and the Missouri make this podcast a must-listen for anyone interested in those locals.

Author Dana Sturn takes an in-depth look at British Columbia's highly regarded stillwater trout lakes and comes away with a newfound respect for Blackwater and Pennask strain rainbows.

Greg Thomas visits Black Bear Lodge on the upper Columbia River in northeastern Washington state and smacks down on a solid Mother's Day caddis hatch and the rivers acrobatic rainbow trout.

The House of Fly crew heads to the Bahamas with several entertaining clients and the entire team comes up with a bunch of firsts. Tag along for the ride as the boys eat like kings, fish like fiends, and walk away with some incredible bonefish and outstanding memories. Fish Camp Bahamas-style!

Whether you call them BWOs, Baetis, olives, slate wings or anything else, read this article, buy these flies, and you are ready for the first solid mayfly hatch of the season. Right?