How To Tie The Polar Toad Tarpon Fly

How To Tie The Polar Toad Tarpon Fly

Watch on YouTube The tarpon are here and we're prepping for the heart of the season with this how-to tarpon fly video on the Polar Toad. The Polar Toad is shop owner Darren Selznick's variation of the oh so effective Tarpon Toad. The Polar Toad has the advantage in that it shows the fish something [...]
Tying the Sad Flea for Bonefish

How To Tie The Sad Flea Bonefish Fly

Watch on YouTube When it comes to flies for bonefish and permit, our Biscayne Bay guide Capt. Dave Saddler likes simple and effective. With those guidelines in mind, he came up with the Sad Flea and has great success with the fly due to how naturally it lands. The Sad Flea hits the water softly [...]
Western Australia's Fly Fishing Treasure

Western Australia’s Fly Fishing Treasure (Interview)

12 years ago Dr. Gene Geppert retired from a career in Pulmonary Medicine and dedicated his life to every aspect of fly fishing, especially fly casting. He has been a Certified Casting Instructor of the International Federation of Fly Fishers since 2011. Everyone who calls or comes into the shop looking to learn or improve [...]
Tying With EP Brushes

How To Tie The Brushy Baitfish With EP Brushes

The Brushy Baitfish is as quick & easy to tie as it is deadly on pretty much everything that eats baitfish including tarpon, snook, trout, largemouth bass, peacock bass, and redfish. The beauty of this fly is that you can combine any two colors of EP Craft Fur Brush and EP Minnow Head Brush to adapt [...]
New Battle-Ready Patagonia Gear

New Battle-Ready Patagonia Gear

The Patagonia Spring 2016 Collection is here and the best way we can describe the saltwater fly fishing line is "battle-ready". All good armor has a job to do, the new Patagonia gear is no different. Spring and Summer not only bring hot fishing, but also blistering heat and torrential downpours that seem to come [...]
Bass Fishing With The Game Changer

Bass Fishing With The Game Changer

This past year I’ve had too many monster Largemouth Bass go after a 6-12” fish I’ve had hooked on my standard Meat Whistle rig. I’ve committed this Fall & Winter to fishing nothing but bigger flies and to me that meant Blane Chocklett’s Game Changer dressed up like a small bass. The articulations give the [...]
New Simms Protection From Sun & Swarms

New Simms Protection From Sun & Swarms

Anyone who's ever pulled up to the Flamingo boat ramp before the sun came up, fished the Tamiami Trail around dusk, or got too close to certain keys and islands knows that swarms of mosquitoes and no-see-ums can drop morale in seconds. The fly line eating ingredients and nauseating odor of bug spray may have [...]
New Cyclepond gear from Fishpond

New Fishpond Gear Made From Recycled Fishing Nets

Fishpond has really stepped up their conservation game with the new line of CYCLEPOND bags and packs, made from from 40-100% recycled commercial fishing nets. The use of recycled nets not only aids in the removal and prevention of marine pollution, but also 27% less natural resources are consumed and 28% less greenhouse gas is [...]
New At The Shop: Patagonia Winter Gear

New At The Shop: Patagonia Gear For When Cold Fronts Bring Hot Fishing

We've all been here: the air temperature is lower than the water temperature and dropping, it's the beginning of a cold front and the fish know something's up. They'll be on a warpath to find warmer water, eating everything and anything they can along the way. Problem is, running to your favorite spots on a [...]
November fly fishing photo contest banner

November Fly Fishing Photo Contest

Enter the November Fly Fishing Photo Contest for a chance to win a $150 Ole Florida Gift Card. Winner will be picked randomly on November 16, 2015 and the Gift Card will be valid both in-store and online. Post your best fly fishing photo to the Ole Florida Fly Shop Facebook page to have your [...]