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Our now evolving, new era sport tends to view dry fly fishing as an elitist method and as limiting yourself, with Czech nymphing, innovative new streamer patterns and a chucking “meat” culture of oversized flies, and bearded flatbrim fish bros with fish tattoos contributing to the new trends. Its … Read more about Mid Winter Dry Fly Ramblings

        Last year, I visited New Zealand for the first time and experienced a lot. The fishing was great, we saw some huge fish, and I got my first taste of what it is to regularly fish to mid 20’s and occasionally 30” trout. In thinking about the trip after I … Read more about New Zealand DIY: Where Logistics are Everything

Recently, I was fortunate to be invited by an Argentine friend Cristian to pursue a fish that had been on my radar for some time, that fish being the Golden Dorado. The trip was an exhilarating experience for several reasons, and epitomizes why I am passionate about destination fly-fishing and the … Read more about A New Fish and Frontier: Golden Dorados of Argentina

Every angler has called a fish a “good fish” , and been told by some wise man with them that “they’re all good”. And in one sense that wise man was right. But the reality is some fish are better than others, and the first time you catch a big fish you realize it feels different than catching an … Read more about Good Fish, Big Fish, and Really Big Fish

When I first started trout fishing in the Catskill Mountains, I would often take the long road home and would drive around on the well known, and prestigious upper Beaverkill river as my dad gave me the history lesson on the drive upriver. Even at a young age, I enjoyed the history lesson and that … Read more about Fly-Fishing’s Top Commodity: Atlantic Salmon

Spring is fleeting. As anglers, we anxiously await for spring to arrive so that we can break cabin fever, get on the water, and get our first shot at rising trout after a long winter. And regardless of whether you get out regularly, or just a few days during the start of the spring season, it comes … Read more about “In between” Hatches

Before I was a fly fisherman I was a spin fishermen. I think that’s the story for most. Very few start with the fly rod, and I’m glad I didn’t. I caught my first trout when I was 5 years old according to my dad on a ball of power bait on a local stocked water known as Hockockson Brook. It is hardly … Read more about Find Your Style

Its that time of year when cabin fever transitions to early spring fever, and while there is much more hope in the air while suffering from early spring fever, the reality is the conditions are not that much different. Depending on where you fish, there may be a real window of opportunity as a trout … Read more about Logistics Matter