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ENRICO PUGLISI BLUEGILL AND SUNFISH BASS FLY [VIDEO]

Smaller fish never know what lies below the depths or what is lurking in the shadows. This was the case when I took my kids out to catch bluegills one summer and they kept catching a bunch of three to six-inch bluegills and sunfish. After they would land a fish, they...

THE ESSENTIAL HOLLOW FLEYE PATTERN [VIDEO]

by JUSTIN HANSON

The genius that is Bob Popovics has created some of the most game-changing fly patterns and techniques in modern fly fishing. His laboratory is the coastal striper water of the North-East, but his patterns have shaped the way we tie and the way we fish for species the...

POTATO CHIP GOBY CARP, BASS, AND BONEFISH FLY [VIDEO]

by JUSTIN HANSON

Gobies are succulent morsels in the world of the fish and are found quite often on flats. This can include saltwater flats for big bonefish or the rocky flats of the Great Lakes where carp and smallmouth gulp down these little fish. Fish can rarely eat just one, and...

FLY ACTION DETERMINES FLY FISHING SUCCESS

by JUSTIN HANSON

Fly action is actually a somewhat underrated topic. Fly anglers are known for their love of “matching the hatch.” This tendency is, of course, connected to fly fishing’s close development with insect hatches over the centuries. There are definitely times when a...

CRAFT FUR HOLLOW FLEYE [VIDEO]

by JUSTIN HANSON

There are so many minnow patterns out there that it can make your head spin. Many of these patterns are simply profile fly patterns with limited action. Profile patterns, patterns that maintain profile and look extremely realistic in your hand, are very effective in...

HOPPER FLY PATTERN: MR. PEANUT HOPPER [VIDEO]

by JUSTIN HANSON

Hopper fly patterns are a ton of fun to fish. They’re not always the ticket, but when fish are looking for them, big fish are not shy about munching on them. Summer and fall mark hopper time in the northern hemisphere when the nymphs hatch and begin the first of five...