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MUSKY FLY FISHING: THE HUNT with RICK KUSTICH [PODCAST]

Musky fly fishing has become so popular that it is almost common to find someone in your fly fishing circle who fly fishes for muskies almost exclusively. The payoff with musky on the fly is a toothy fish with arguably the biggest appetite of any species taken on a...

CLOUSER MINNOW PATTERN: EXPLORING DIFFERENT TYING OPTIONS

The Clouser Minnow is one of those flies that is always there. It’s always there calling to you, saying, “You always know that you can catch some fish with me at any time. Stop messing around with the other stuff and just catch some fish. Tie me on.” Like the Woolly...

BULL REDFISH ON THE FLY: PLANNING A TRIP TO LOUISIANA WITH MEREDITH MCCORD [PODCAST]

The bull redfish, "bull reds," of Louisiana have occupied some of the most exciting fly fishing videos to date. These leviathans are the stuff of dreams, and every fall and winter, we see countless pictures of these humongous beasts scattered throughout the social...

MUSKY MINDSET: MUSKY ON THE FLY WITH CHRIS WILLEN [PODCAST]

Musky on the fly has to do with mindset as much as anything. Dedication, skill, and knowledge all meet at the musky mindset. How we cover the water, what flies we use, how we tie our flies, and what we consider big all change with a musky mindset. In this podcast,...

THE EQUALIZER FLY PATTERN [VIDEO]

I’ve long been a major advocate of fishing flies that are versatile and that can imitate many different prey items, particularly when choosing a given bass fly to fill a specific niche. In general tackle, lures with an effective trigger and an overall profile that...

FLY FISHING SALTWATER: UNDERSTANDING TIDES PUTS THE ODDS IN YOUR FAVOR with SCOTT HEYWOOD [PODCAST]

When fly fishing saltwater, there are a dozens of factors that help determine our fly fishing success. When it comes to flats fishing, there is one factor that is hugely important, tides. Good guides understand tides and know what the fish do on a given tide in a...

TROPHY RIVER SMALLMOUTH BASS ON THE FLY & MIKE SCHULTZ [PODCAST]

Smallmouth bass, particularly for fish seventeen inches and above, are tough to beat as a freshwater fly fishing experience. The fish are mean and tough. They live in some of the most beautiful and unique venues of the Unites States and even beyond. They are...

STILLWATER FLY FISHING AND SINKING LINES & PHIL ROWLEY [PODCAST]

The first time a fish took me to my backing was when I was stillwater fly fishing. I quickly learned that the biggest fish I could go after were going to have some sort of connection to water that wasn’t moving all of the time. If you look at salmon or steelhead and...

GOTCHA! BIG BONEFISH OF ANDROS ISLAND & CAPT. SHAWN LEADON [PODCAST]

Bonefish are often the first flats fish that anglers encounter, and these same anglers can catch these fish right away with few problems in most parts of the world. Although these fish are relatively common, they are still incredibly special. This is especially true...

TROPHY CARP ON THE FLY & JOHN BARTLETT [PODCAST]

Trophy carp fly fishing is something that John Bartlett has specialized in for years now, and he is among the top carp fly anglers in the world when it comes to catching trophy carp on the fly. What makes a trophy carp? Well, that’s debatable, but we start with the...

FLY FISHING FOR STRIPED BASS AND OTHER GAME FISH OF CHESAPEAKE BAY CAPT. CHRIS NEWSOME [PODCAST]

The Chesapeake Bay fly fishing experience in Virginia has its own unique qualities. The species, such as striped bass, redfish, and seatrout, all have had to adapt to the state of the fishery in Virginia, which has declined over the years. However,...

ENRICO PUGLISI SHAD BAITFISH PATTERN FOR SALTWATER AND BASS [VIDEO]

Enrico Puglisi fibers and other fly tying materials have really given us a lot of great options tying a given baitfish pattern. They make fantastic-looking baitfish patterns like shad, bluegill, and other baitfish patterns, but at times they lack erratic action or...

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]

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...

SHRIMP FLY PATTERNS WITH INTERNAL COLOR [VIDEO]

There are a ton of shrimp fly patterns out there. If it came right down to it, we could all be very successful with superb casting and four to five patterns. Bonefish flies and particularly shrimp flies are like steelhead flies, you can tie most colors and use a few...

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