What You’re Missing When You Skip the Local Fly Shop
It’s easy to order everything online, but something gets lost when you do. A visit to a small local fly shop shows what still matters.
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Top 10 Euro Nymphs: How to Streamline Your Fly Box
In fly fishing, we often get caught up in the imitative trap. We try to match every leg, antenna,…
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Why Your Confidence Flies are Better than Mine
Every angler has their trusted flies—the ones we instinctively turn to because they’ve earned our confidence on the water….
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A Winter Trout Fishing Story: How to Thrive on the River in the Cold
Winter fly fishing isn’t about numbers or nonstop action—it’s about embracing the challenge, refining your tactics, and finding meaning in the experience. The cold stings, the trout are sluggish, and the takes can be maddeningly subtle. But these conditions teach us to focus, to adjust, and to truly connect with the river on its terms.
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Your Nymphs are Better than the Fly Shop’s Nymphs
Euro-nymphing and tightline nymphing are revolutionary techniques in fly fishing, offering unparalleled precision and effectiveness. However, many anglers struggle…
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Why Two Flies are Better than One | Elevate Your Fishing with Tandem Nymph Rigs
Choosing the right tandem nymph rig system can greatly enhance your fly fishing experience. It helps you effectively present flies to trout wherever they are feeding in the water column. Two of the most effective multi-fly setups are what I describe as the standard tandem rig and the trailing rig.
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Building the Troutbitten Mono Rig Leader-The Most Important Tightlining Tool
Learn to build a mono rig leader with this step by step tutorial with videos.
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Euro Nymphing Simplified: Best Fly Selection Strategy
Are you new to tightline or Euro-nymphing? Or maybe you’re looking to refine your techniques? I’m excited to announce…
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The Ultimate 10-Point Guide for Fly Tying Beginners
During the great shut down of 2020, like many people, I had a lot more time at home than ever before. So I recommitted myself to tying flies consistently. I changed my approach and found success. Tying flies became enjoyable because my flies started to look like they are supposed to! I began to master styles of flies by tying them over and over again. Here are ten things I did to to find success along my fly tying journey:
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Cory Cuje: The Teacher Behind Old Dominion Trout Bum
For years, I had followed Cory’s videos through his Old Dominion Trout Bum YouTube channel. Like many anglers, I was initially drawn to the unique perspective created by the chest-mounted camera he used while fishing. The viewer wasn’t simply watching someone catch trout. You felt like you were standing in the river alongside him. And, of course, there always seemed to be a cigar clenched between his teeth. It became as much a part of his on-stream persona as the fly rod in his hand.
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The Jack Daniels Nymph is the Ultimate Confidence Bug
Like a smooth glass of fine whiskey, the Jack Daniels nymph is clean, rich, and completely intoxicating to trout….
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What Happened When I Finally Stopped Nymphing
A personal story about stepping away from nymphing and what dry fly fishing taught me about patience, observation, and becoming a better angler.
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How to tie a Euro Style Sulphur Nymph
The sulphur hatch is one of the most anticipated events on the fly fishing calendar especially for those who…
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Fulling Mill Fly Patch Review: From Chaos to Organization
I change flies. A lot. Probably more than I need to. Some of it is experimentation. Some of it…
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A Tajima Direct Review: Best Polarized Lenses for Fly Fishing
Why Vision is Your Most Critical Piece of Fly Fishing Gear I have never been much for brand loyalty….
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3 Materials You Need to Tie Better Euro Nymphs
Why Component Quality Matters When Tying Euro Nymphs If you spend five minutes looking at tactical fly patterns online,…
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Tying Egan’s Frenchie: 6 Easy Steps to a High-Confidence Fly
If there is one pattern that deserves a permanent spot in every euro nymphing box, it’s Lance Egan’s Frenchie….
