Friday DJ _ AC/DC For Jim and Dick

Part of the enjoyment of guiding is meeting fishermen from all over, each with their own stories, lives, and interests off the water.
So for this week’s Friday DJ, for Jim and Dick, two old rockers in their own words a little AC/DCto remember some great fishing and good fun. Turn the [...]

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New Vibram Rubber Soles Reviewed

THERE has been a lot of buzz about Simms decision to end felt-soled wading boots in favor of new Vibram sticky rubber soles. Aquastealth devotees are less apprehensive about the prospects of rubber but those whose only experience with rubber in rivers is old-school rubber soles are more skeptical.
Of course no wading sole is good [...]

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Fly Tiers Guide To Deer Hair

DEER hair and I have never connected. While I admire the craft of Whitlock and Messinger above, and the other exponents I have watched at fly tying shows, and even the close inspection the work of my mate Todd Moncrief.
But every new encounter us haunted by clipping, stacking tying bundles to hooks, bundles spinning off, [...]

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Fishing Report _ 2-25-09

Have you ever seen a rainbow look nauseated? Click the pic and check out this greedy little football from the White River this week, have a look at the face. Up and down the White River it been gluttony on a high scale. These fish are fat and round, swollen, coughing up shad. Its the [...]

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White River On Fire

THE WHITE is firing on all cylinders this week and several of  the Mountain River Fly Shop guide team were in the thick of it getting a share of some great action on trophy browns and big ‘bows. 
Clint Wilkinson, Kevin Brandtonies and the Journal all spent plenty of river time on the White this week. Chad Johnson and Marc Poulos [...]

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Persistence Pays Off with Monster Brown

If three guys deserved a slice of luck on Monday it was John Arthurs, Mac Miller and Clint Wilkinson. John and Mac are regulars with Clint and knew well the fickle fortune of fly fishing.  Friday, Saturday and Sunday the three worked hard for slim pickings as a monster shad kill filled bellies form the Dam [...]

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A great fish but our thoughts go out

Chris Fowler and his uncle Rick  Heitke joined us for the Davy Wotton Master Fly Tying Class Saturday, and sent us these photos of Rick’s great brown. But also the news that Chris’ wife and dog were attacked by two pit bulls on Sunday at Lakeview while the guys were fishing.
“It’s a long story but [...]

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Wade sticks a Big Bow

Chad Johnson took over Wade Hambright and his dad to Dry Run Creek last weekend. Wade slammed this big big rainbow of 27″. Great fish.

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Learning From The Master

The Davy Wotton Master Fly Tying classes have been a huge hit with his pupils. Davy and his irrepresssible offside T-Bird have now done 4 classes Traditional Wet Flies &  Soft Hackles and this weekend Nymphs (including Midges, Sowbugs and Caddis).

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Crazy Stuff _ Loop AEG Rods $199

UPDATE: June 30: The 6wt is sold out at the factory. We have 5wts in stock and ready to ship. Don’t miss out.
 
THIS has got to be the rod deal of the century. The two Loop AEG fly rods now only $199, close to half price for one of the best performing fly rods in [...]

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Friday DJ – Staind “Outside”

When I was living in Huntington Beach, Ca, I had two fishing choices close at hand. The beaches of Orange County, or inland to the San Gabriel Valley. It was a surreal place to fish, roller bladers in gold lame thongs, and bikini babes enhanced by Newport Beach’s finest plastic surgeons [...]

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Fishing Report _ 2-19-09

 

WE might have had some high water on the White and Norfork, but browns like this will put a grin on anyone’s face.

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