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THE VERSATILE DUBBING EGG FLY PATTERN [VIDEO]

Egg patterns, more times than not, blur the line between food and triggers. Among the most important triggers are the color, shape, and size. Egg patterns are, of course, a great imitation of an important food source, but spawning and migratory fish go through weird...

FLY FISHING HOOK SIZE: RESIST THE NUMBER

by JUSTIN HANSON

Understanding fly fishing hook size isn’t the sexiest topic around, but your hook is your link to the fish and is closely related to the size of your flies. Pretty sexy stuff! Well, maybe that’s just me thinking. Most fly anglers’ exposure to fly fishing...

BENEFITS OF HOSTED FLY FISHING TRIPS

by JUSTIN HANSON

Fly fishing travel has exploded in that last few decades or so like a volcano on a tropical island. The business of taking fly fishing trips has now become forever a competitive enterprise with hundreds of fly shops, outfitters, and various fly fishing luminaries...

BEAR SPRAY AND TRAVEL

by JUSTIN HANSON

The unique places in which we fly fish, or hike for that matter, add as much to the overall experience of fly fishing as anything except maybe the actual fish themselves. Unique wildlife for many of us is a huge bonus in these locations. Bears, by virtue of their...

MINNOW FLY PATTERN: THE STEEL FRY [VIDEO]

by JUSTIN HANSON

Steelhead are weird creatures, to be honest. They’re stuck between the urge to migrate and spawn and keep themselves alive through feeding and taking advantage of their opportunistic nature and feed on a plentiful food source. Steelhead have definite stages in which...

WHITE DEATH STEELHEAD AND BROWN TROUT FLY [VIDEO]

by JUSTIN HANSON

The Great Lakes have some amazing fisheries. In pretty much all of these lakes, you can expect to find steelhead and in some others Great Lakes browns. These trout get used to feeding on minnows, such as the emerald shiner, and when they enter the rivers, minnow...