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 [...]

An Overview Of The Scott Wave

AFFTA Line Weights And What They Do

Fly Tying Tips

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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 [...]

Two Resins Explained | UV Vs Epoxy

So, you are ready to start using resin and don't know the difference between Uv Cure and Epoxy? This is the perfect post for you! Resins/Epoxy has changed the fly tying world and is being widely used to create some unique, durable, and fishy flies. In the above video, Mike goes over a few key [...]

How To Create Your Own Material Brush | Fly Tying DIY Brush Making

Creating Your Own Brush In the video above, Mike goes over in detail how to create your own tying brush. Another way to make tying even more enjoyable is making your own brushes. Creating out-of-the-box color and style brushes can translate to the most unique flies we've seen yet. The possibilities are endless when it [...]

Tying A Different Fly Everyday For 1 Year Straight | Shop Boy Richie

Do you ever wonder what it would look like to tie a new fly every day for a year straight? Richie, AKA "Shop boy Richie" did and wanted to see if he could challenge himself. Challenging yourself can be a daunting task with anything in life. It takes dedication to keep trying new things or [...]

Fly Tying Tutorials

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How To Tie: Backcountry Shrimp

How to Tie EP Baitfish Fly

How To Tie: EP Baitfish

How to tie the Sheep Mullet

How to Tie: The Sheep Mullet

How to Tie the Wooly Bugger

How to Tie: The Woolly Bugger

Tying Material Spotlights

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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 [...]
Mustad Launches AlphaPoint Fly Hooks

Mustad Launches AlphaPoint Fly Hooks | A Lifetime Of Hook Design

R&D Makes Perfection Rigorous testing with tons of research and development from fly tyers and fishermen has led us to the greatest iteration of Mustad hooks we have ever seen. When it comes to important gear, hooks are pretty high on the list. Sharpness, dimensions, weight, strength and cost effectiveness are key things anglers look [...]

Material Spotlight | Polar Goat Hair

Polar Goat is a very long, natural material that works extremely well for long streamer patterns. It's much like Polar Fiber, just a lot longer at 6-8" of useable length. In comparison to the previous material spotlight, Icelandic Sheep, Polar Goat is more opaque, slightly thicker, and has more sheen. The material does contain underfur that [...]

Fly Tying Material Spotlight | Icelandic Sheep

Icelandic Sheep is a long, natural material that works incredibly well for larger streamer patterns. It feels like a combination of Craft Fur, Pseudo Hair, and Polar Fiber - but it's much longer and a bit softer, with 5-7" of useable length. The material itself does contain underfur that can either be combed out or [...]

Gear

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Abel Nippers | The On The Water Tool

Abel Rove | A Replacement For The Super Series

How we make destination boxes / How to build a fly box

Three New AirFlo Superflo Lines

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An Overview Of The Scott Wave

The rod feels like a premium rod in your hand. The swing weight is the first thing we noticed. The rod is light and sharp with extremely fast recoil. This fast recoil allows for great rod tip tracking and control over your loops. In close (under 50ft) the rod is deadly accurate and is very [...]

AFFTA Line Weights And What They Do

When it comes to fly line weights, there is an organization known as AFFTA (American Fly Fishing Trade Association). In 1959 the AFFTA line standardization weights set a baseline for all lines to be measured. You might ask yourself why this is important. AFFTA gave us a reference range on what weights worked better at [...]

Offshore On The Fly | With Captain Scott Hamilton

Captain Scott Hamilton When it comes to offshore fly fishing there is no one else more experienced than Captain Scott Hamilton. Capt. Scott has had his hand in the salty waters of the Palm Beach offshore scene for over 25 years. He thrives in the chaos that is bluewater fly fishing and has established himself [...]

What To Expect When Visiting South Florida | Fly Fishing Opportunities

The Fishing Opportunites in South Florida. Whether it is running away from the cold, enjoying palm trees and light breezes, or tequila sunrises on the beach. Florida is a great escape and boasts world-class fishing that northerners vacationing south end up wanting to give a shot at. With so many options at your disposal you [...]

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

What To Do If Your Welded Loop Breaks | The Better Connection

GuideStories

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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 [...]
Bobby Gibson Tough as Nails

Tough as Nails

Capt. Bobby Gibson "Jorge and I were permit fishing last week. I don't know how many almosts we had, and then caught one. Hooked one blind casting in the mud. A tank. Out of the first five shots, I thought every single one was going to eat the way they acted and chased the fly [...]
Lizard King GuideStory

Lizard King

Capt. Brandon Laszlo "So we were fishing somewhere in the Glades. There's a creek where a whole bunch of baby tarpon are at, baby tarpon and snook. And there were a whole bunch of alligators around us. Buddy steps up on the bow and hooks a tarpon. I'd staked the boat out and got current [...]