Sure, the Green Drakes and the Golden Stones, Salmonflies and other big hatches are fun, and can make moving fish on dry flies exciting and easier. In reality though, the bulk of our dry fly fishing
RIO Technical Trout Review(Post)I have fished Double Taper fly lines for a long, long time. Once I figured out the type of fishing I was motivated to pursue: walk and wade, fishing to rising fish, on a spring creek, they proved to
Twelve Years and Counting: Fly-fishing in Argentina(Post)If I’m sharing a conversation with you about Argentina fly-fishing for the first time, I’ll probably mention that initially I thought I'd go only once. That was prior to experiencing Patagonia trout
Hat-trick(Post)In the winter of 2014, two years after I started my fly fishing journey, my uncle brought over a book called “Learning From The Water”, by Rene Harrop. Reading this book was the start of my infatuatio
Reunion(Post)Dear JournalJune 23, 1980 Silver Creek“Cloudy and very windy. Hopefully the wind will subside in the evening. Good hatch of small Psuedo’s coming off. Fished the banks of the “S” turns in the Conser
First Casts: Sage Arrow Rod Series(Post)New for 2026: On February 3rd Sage Rods officially released the Arrow, a new mid-price point, all-water rod series that replaced the Sonic rod family. Like the Sonic, the Arrow was designed to be a ve
First Casts: The NEW Orvis Helios(Post)There is no shortage of fly rod options for anglers these days, and all the major companies (Sage, Scott, Winston, etc.) are making great rods across various price points. Although relatively a newer
First Casts: Sage R8 Core Fly Rod Series(Post)It’s been five years since the Sage Fly Rod company released a new high-end, fast action, multi-purposed fly rod. Designed in secret, no one except those close to the company were privy to the latest
Cuba Revisited 2023(Post)A solitary bonefish slowly pushed water across an expansive flat of dark turtle grass, its large tail and dorsal glistening in the late afternoon sun. In range, I cast, laying the fly in its path. W