Brook Trout 
This story took place on the lower South Fork of the Snake a couple years ago. It was late September and my love for being a river guide was slowly diminishing after months of being on the water nearly every day. Early in the morning, all of the guides show up at the lodge and … Read more
Burbot Bash! The invasive burbot fish has been causing problems for the local rainbow trout, kokanee salmon and bass populations in Flaming Gorge for some time. In an effort to help control this species, there is an annual event called the Burbot Bash. During this ice fishing event, anglers can win money by catching the … Read more
The Oregon dept. of fish and wildlife will be planting tiger trout in Diamond lake this spring. Previously this lake had been planted fairly heavily with rainbow trout, but the rainbows aren’t up to the task of eating tui chubs. Tui chubs are an invasive species that will quickly ruin an entire ecosystem if they … Read more
This post was last updated on December 3rd, 2022 at 07:42 pm I have owned a Redington voyant for just about a year now and it has become a rod I pick up out of my fly rod assortment and use fairly regularly. I have a lot of fly rods and the fact that I … Read more
This post was last updated on August 14th, 2021 at 08:46 pmThese Tips Will Help You Catch and Release Your Trout Unharmed Why Practice Catch and Release? Fact is, the larger the fish is, the more tempting it is to keep, but those big fish are needed in the ecosystem to reproduce. The larger the … Read more
It was just another day on the water for Jake Jones today (12-18-2015). He parked his truck and began fishing the white river in Arkansas with his buddy. They were casting streamer patterns in the world renowned river which is known to hold exceptional brown trout. Jake was well aware that at any moment the … Read more
This post was last updated on January 14th, 2016 at 01:05 amSome habits are very hard to break—cutting line and tippets with your teeth is one of those habits. By the time i was 25 I would bet I had cut the line 5,000 times using my teeth. It wasn’t until I hit about 30 … Read more
This post was last updated on December 3rd, 2022 at 07:42 pm If you want to stay safe and good looking for the rest of your life, there are some easy steps to take while you are out on the river in the blazing sun. Some of this stuff might seem obvious, but there might … Read more
This post was last updated on December 3rd, 2022 at 07:42 pm My dad has had this vest for quite a while now and he loves it. If there is one thing I can say about this vest, it’s that this thing has an insane amount of storage. Literally it has pockets on top of … Read more
This post was last updated on December 29th, 2015 at 12:50 amFly Tying’s History Most historians believe that Chinese fishermen were the first to utilize artificial flies, with a mind to catching more fish! The first known design featured the feather of a kingfisher, which functioned as hook-style bait. This fly dates back to several … Read more