Simms Vapor Elite Jacket And Bib Review | Stay Dry, Stay Comfortable

The big questions "Don't only the offshore guys need bibs?" "Its not wet enough to wear bibs on the skiff" "It's going to be way too hot in those things" These are the kind of things we heard when we brought in the the Simms Vapor Elite set.  After 4 months of very real world [...]

Abel Pliers | What’s New in 2025

Traveling With Your Fly Tying Material

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Traveling With Your Fly Tying Material

Let me start by saying there’s no single “right” way to do this. Everyone’s needs are different, and travel styles vary widely—from the person who tosses everything into a box to the minimalist who keeps things ultra-organized. This post is simply a look at how I personally like to organize and travel with my fly [...]
The vise on our bench: Dyna-King Excalibur in-depth review

The vise on our bench: Dyna-King Excalibur in-depth review

Maximum creativity, minimum frustration Tying flies is a creative and relaxing endeavor, any tool-related frustration that occurs takes away from the experience. A good fly tying vise minimizes frustration and allows you to focus on having fun and creating something awesome at the tying bench. More than a hook holder A good tying vise MUST [...]
OFFS Angled Flush Cutters review

Ole Florida Angled Flush Cutters | A Tying Desk Necessity

A Tying Desk Necessity Don't ruin scissors cutting bead chains and brushes, use these! When it comes to prepping material, cutting out brushes, rigging up leaders, or just having a sharp pair of angled cutters sitting around, these have proven themself countless times. These cutters are razor sharp, have a pointed tips (that allow you [...]

Jig Bomb Beads – Adding Weight to Flies

What are Jig Bombs The Umpqua Jig Bombs make you rethink the way you add weight to your fly patterns. These tungsten beads are a better way to add weight to any pattern vs the traditional barbell styles. The trend of large dumbbell eyes to add more weight means that tyers lose shank length and [...]

Fly Tying Tutorials

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How To Tie: Ultimate Worm | A Stick Bait Fly For Bass

How To Tie: Pass’s PhotoShrimp | A Caribbean Bonefish Fly

swimming shrimp

How To Tie: The Swimming Shrimp | A Perfect Search Bait

How To Tie: Offshore Mahi Baitfish | A Pelagic Treat

Tying Material Spotlights

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Spiced Up Feathers | MFC Mottled Schlappen

Montana Fly Company has introduced their new Mottled Schlappen feathers, designed to enhance fly tying with their unique coloration and versatility. These feathers feature a distinctive mottled pattern, offering a natural and lifelike appearance that is ideal for creating realistic fly patterns. Available in various sizes, the Mottled Schlappen is suitable for tying a wide [...]

Ewing Hackles | Deceiver Or Dry Fly Saddles

Ewing Deceiver vs Dry Fly Saddle In the world of fly tying, there are so many hackle options. I want to go over the differences between our premium hackle options: the Ewing Deceiver Cape and the Ewing Dry Fly Cape. There are significant differences between these feathers, which can influence the materials you choose based [...]
Fulling Mill Salty Craft Fur Cover

Salty Craft Fur – The Best Craft Fur for full bodied patterns

As the first material that most tiers begin with - Craft Fur is a staple material in saltwater, warmwater and trout streamer fly tying. The downside to Craft Fur has always been its length and lack of body. It takes a lot of Craft Fur to build any kind of profile and unless it's used [...]

Ewing Premium Bucktail

As mentioned in the above video, this new premium bucktail from Ewing is just that – premium. It isn't just a bucktail; it's a material that empowers fly tyers to push boundaries and innovate. Whether you're targeting trophy trout, bass, or saltwater giants, this larger, more full bucktail equips you with the means to craft [...]

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Simms Vapor Elite Jacket And Bib Review | Stay Dry, Stay Comfortable

Abel Pliers | What’s New in 2025

Bauer’s Flats Crab meets Flexo Crab in Chicone’s New McFly Crab

What size bite tippet to use for snook

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Abel Pliers | What’s New in 2025

Materials & Construction The originals were built from 6061-T6 aluminum with stainless steel jaws — tough, corrosion-resistant, and nearly indestructible. The anodized finish held up well over time, and you’d be hard-pressed to find one that didn’t still work after years of use. 2025 Abel Pliers:The new pliers stick with the proven aluminum body but [...]

Traveling With Your Fly Tying Material

Let me start by saying there’s no single “right” way to do this. Everyone’s needs are different, and travel styles vary widely—from the person who tosses everything into a box to the minimalist who keeps things ultra-organized. This post is simply a look at how I personally like to organize and travel with my fly [...]

MFC Galloup’s Fish Feathers – Arrowhead & Grizzled | A Fishy Fly Feather

When it comes to fishy feathers, this is what I think of: a multi-colored, blended feather that has natural movement and is perfect straight out of the pack. Choosing the right feather in fly tying is important—it directly affects the fly's appearance, movement, and effectiveness in mimicking natural prey. The texture, color, and transparency of [...]

Spiced Up Feathers | MFC Mottled Schlappen

Montana Fly Company has introduced their new Mottled Schlappen feathers, designed to enhance fly tying with their unique coloration and versatility. These feathers feature a distinctive mottled pattern, offering a natural and lifelike appearance that is ideal for creating realistic fly patterns. Available in various sizes, the Mottled Schlappen is suitable for tying a wide [...]

Rigging

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AFFTA Line Weights And What They Do

All About Fly Fishing Leaders

All About Fly Fishing Leaders

What I Carry In My Wading Hip Pack – Bonefish Setup

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Flylords visit

Flylords visits the shop!

Fly fishing content creators, story tellers, and die hard anglers Flylords stopped by on their journey through Florida. Check out their latest adventure including their little shop visit here and bonefishing in the bay with our Capt. Mike P!
Close Call Blogpost

Close Call

Capt. Michael Passalacqua "Mike Sr and I were having a blast fishing down in Flamingo. Snook fishing was the name of the game. I was poling along this perfect mud bank with slightly off-color muddy water. Mike Sr was at the bow, and we had caught a few decent snooks laid up along the bank [...]
ChopperTails by Capt Carl Ball

ChopperTails

Capt. Carl Ball "We were out here tarpon fishing, tarpon wishing, and one of those big military helicopters flew by us. It flew in, it went by us, it turned around, it came down real low and it was heading right for us. We were like, 'uh-oh'. It got down real low to the water [...]
Scott Hamilton Circus Act

Circus Act

Capt. Scott Hamilton "The Singletons’ weather was marginal for the four days that we fished, with the seas being a sloppy three to four foot, but with little going on inshore, we buckled down and headed offshore anyhow. The first day was spent warming up on runners and other assorted little stuff, Scott Singleton managed [...]