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North Sound Bass, Bluegill and a Dude Called "Pan Fry"

North Sound Bass, Bluegill and a Dude Called "P...

We're going to kick off this series with one of my favorite four-letter words. It could certainly be "fish" and there are definitely occasional days where it could be another...

North Sound Bass, Bluegill and a Dude Called "P...

We're going to kick off this series with one of my favorite four-letter words. It could certainly be "fish" and there are definitely occasional days where it could be another...

March Fly of the Month: 11 Steelhead Tube

March Fly of the Month: 11 Steelhead Tube

Brian Silvey's Tandem Tube steelhead fly might be my favorite all time workhorse winter steelhead pattern out of a great big line of options. Sure, I'll tie Speys, Marabous, Intruders...

March Fly of the Month: 11 Steelhead Tube

Brian Silvey's Tandem Tube steelhead fly might be my favorite all time workhorse winter steelhead pattern out of a great big line of options. Sure, I'll tie Speys, Marabous, Intruders...

Fly Fishing Report: March 2020

Fly Fishing Report: March 2020

Things are finally beginning to unfold into a more palatable landscape of blue sky, budding trees, and breathless days that make spending a few hours on the water in pursuit...

Fly Fishing Report: March 2020

Things are finally beginning to unfold into a more palatable landscape of blue sky, budding trees, and breathless days that make spending a few hours on the water in pursuit...

February Fly of the Month: Squid Pro Quo

February Fly of the Month: Squid Pro Quo

The Intruder moniker as a style of fly gets horribly misused these days and has been applied to everything from marabou spiders to long and lanky string leeches. Intruders typically...

February Fly of the Month: Squid Pro Quo

The Intruder moniker as a style of fly gets horribly misused these days and has been applied to everything from marabou spiders to long and lanky string leeches. Intruders typically...

Fly Fishing Report: February 2020

Fly Fishing Report: February 2020

I think a lot of us are officially done with winter, though it may not quite be done with us. I usually look forward to the dark dreary days of...

Fly Fishing Report: February 2020

I think a lot of us are officially done with winter, though it may not quite be done with us. I usually look forward to the dark dreary days of...

January Fly of the Month: Suskwa Poacher Tube (SPT)

January Fly of the Month: Suskwa Poacher Tube (...

Once you've been fly fishing for steelhead for a spell, you end up with a short list of confidence flies. Despite the insatiable need to continually create the next best...

January Fly of the Month: Suskwa Poacher Tube (...

Once you've been fly fishing for steelhead for a spell, you end up with a short list of confidence flies. Despite the insatiable need to continually create the next best...