Single Handed Spey _ Easier Way to Cast 90 Degrees

 
WE HAVE highlighted a few of Kirk Deeter and Tim Romano’s fishing tip videos from the Field and Stream Fly Talk Blog . But this one popped up after we has spent a lot of time in the last week playing with some spey techniques for single handed rods ourselves.
The Snap-T technique the boys show in this video for [...]

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Dubbing Techniques article

We stumbled over this article suggested by an English acquiantance put up on the UK Fly Dressing Forum .
Roy is a pretty accomplished tyer in his won right and he he was impressed by this opus on selecting, creating and using dubbing.
The format isn’t the easiest to catch, being a LOOONG vertical scroll but it is [...]

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Fishing Report 8-28-09

Low water on the White continues and the fishing has been truly spectacular, lots of the river has been wide open. And the dry fly fishing, particularly with hoppers, is very good.
 We are looking at the lake levels to see what you can expect over the next few weeks, while we know our crystal ball [...]

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No Reservations In Montana

 
I CAN’T believe I missed it but thank goodness for reruns. If you watch the Travel Channel you might be familiar with Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations program, which on Monday night including an episode in and around Livingstone, Montana.
Yep I missed it despite several reminders from Bec, and the episode is being venerated as a [...]

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Norfork C+R Extension Decided Sept. 24

 
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will decide September 24 on whether to expand the Norfork Tailwater Trophy Zone to 2.6 miles or 2 miles.
The AGFC proposal, developed by the river advisory commission with fisheries biologists, seemed to be rolling along swimmingly, until a couple of resort owners with the support of the Norfork and [...]

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Don’t Take Didymo Home

DRIVING home over the Dam a couple of times in the last week, brought home how Didymo has returned _ lookdownstream all the gravel bars are a creamy white.
Didymo might be a north American native, but in these tailwaters (and a growing number of watersheds across the country) it is a noxious pest but one [...]

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Get Your Edge Back _ Scissor Sharpening Service

 
 
WE think this is going to be a really cool service for y’all. If you are like the Journal and have a BUNCH of blunt fly tying scissors, that are too good to throw away, but not sharp enough to do the job, we now have the answer.
We partnered up with long-time fly fishing guide [...]

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Ross Evolution Sale _ 25% Off A Classic

LIMITED stocks of the superb Ross Evolution at 25% off to make way for the new Evolution LT in November.
Made in Ross’ Colorado plant the Evolution became a classic for lightweight high end disc drag reels. We have several models in all 3 colors the distinctive blue; the gorgeous copper and classy black.
See the list of Ross [...]

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Photography for the Solo Fly Fisher

 
WITH plenty of low water, and some fishing time, over the last week I’d been pondering the difficulties of the solo fly fisher wanting to take pictures. Modern digital point and shoots are a godsend but they still haven’t invented a set of arms to take care of the fish, while you take care of [...]

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Video Of The Year _ Good Times on The Fly Rod

 
Monday morning, beautiful Ozark day calling outside and I’m sitting at the tying desk, scrolling through emails. Like y’all I’d rather be on the water. Seeking inspiration for some musing on the Journal, I jumped over to my mate Brian Wise’s Fly Fishing The Ozarks Blog.
Brian’s good people, a guide on [...]

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Fishing Report – 8-20-09

 WELL Y’all have been waiting a long long time for low water and now its here you need to take advantage of it, the fishing is red hot.
Even at the Bull Shoals Dam amidst the habitat works fish are going nuts over all manner of flies, and we have heard of some real trophies caught [...]

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“Haven’t had a day like that on the Fork in a long time…” Tying Video

All this low water has shifted around all our fly recommendations and supplies. The Journal even has had to sit down and wrassle together some of our Tailwater Soft Hackles. And the green/yellow #16 has been knocking them dead.
I gave one to an old friend David TeBeest to fish on Norfork [...]

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