Category Archives: Fishing Porn

Mosaic: The Salmon Wilderness of Bristol Bay

When imagining a future with sustainable fisheries, we need look no further than Bristol Bay, Alaska. This short film from the University of Washington’s Alaska Salmon Program, lays out the fundamental components that make the sockeye of Bristol Bay the … Continue reading

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RIO MARIE Peacock Bass Trip Jan 2022

Trepidation came from multiple fronts as this trip approached, new covid strains (needed a negative to get into Brazil) and dismal fishing reports from late Nov-December due to high water. But it had been in the planning way to long … Continue reading

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Happy New Year 2021 – Random Flies for Inspiration

Without question the largest area of growth in the world of fly tying has been in synthetics. My early days of weighing and bagging bulk feathers are long gone. While we still sell marabou, bucktails, pheasant, and rooster feathers, the … Continue reading

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Louisiana Redfish Report – 2022

Alex Schwartz snuck in a late season trip for big Redfish in Louisiana and was not disappointed despite some cold weather. We start our journey around midnight on December 3rd. I landed in Springfield Missouri and we made the 12 … Continue reading

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Postcards from the Upper McKenzie June 2021

Had a great weekend fishing the upper McKenzie!

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Catch Magazine Video and Cool Fathers Day “Give Aways”

Last Fall our friends Todd and Kelly Moen of Catch Magazine captured one of my favorite places, the upper McKenzie. I love all of Todd’s work and Catch Magazine is well worth the subscription. Catch Magazine is running some pretty … Continue reading

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Seychelles Trip Report April 2021

My family and I were extremely fortunate to lead a small group of anglers to Alphonse Island in the Seychelles this past April. Our week-long fishing adventure was outstanding. The Seychelles offers some of the most pristine marine habitat on … Continue reading

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Colombia Peacock Bass Trip Report – March 2021

Cash and I joined Jon Covich of Flywater Travel and three other anglers for a Peacock Bass adventure in remote eastern Colombia. Flywater Travel handled our booking with Afloat Tours. Our trip was fantastic. Filled with new discoveries and exciting … Continue reading

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Hrabik’s Balanced Leech Patterns

Fly fisher Rob Hrabik stopped by the shop to drop off a few of his balanced leeches he fishes on Pyramid Lake, but these flies work great for Cascade and Klamath Lake trout, Umpqua & John Day bass, and many … Continue reading

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Kendjam – Heart of the Amazon by Todd Moen – Amazon Fly Fishing

Another fantastic film from Todd Moen and Catch Magazine is now available on Youtube. Todd makes the best films in the fly fishing industry hands down and Kendjam is another example. If you don’t subscribe to Catch Magazine you can … Continue reading

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Holiday Gift Guide 2020 #2

Some last minute gift ideas for the fly fisher in your life. Renzetti Master Vise (Only 250 Made) Renzetti Apprentise Vise (C-clamp or Base) New 2020 Galvin Euro Nymphing Reel Rep Your Water Sweatshirt Rep Your Water Glasses Rep Your … Continue reading

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Caddis Fly Shop Holiday Gift Guide 2020

Caddis Fly Shop have all the gifts for the fly fisher in your life including new products from Fishpond, Hareline Dubbing, Scott Rods, Scientific Angler, Echo Fly Fishing, RIO, ABEL, and much more… Abel SDF Fly Reels Scott Centric Fly … Continue reading

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Discussion about Bonefish Flies with Jay Nicholas

In this video, Jay discusses the anatomy of a bonefish fly and the materials used to tie them. If you’re new or thinking about tying bonefish flies this video is a great tutorial. Jay discusses hooks, weights, braids, flash, kip-tail, … Continue reading

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Postcards from Oregon’s Steelhead Rivers Fall 2020

Each fall, Greg and his best friend Rob chase steelhead for two weeks around Oregon swinging flies. Here they are checking in after a week of fishing…. So far 7 for 9 caught…..Vamos!!!

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Muskies in the North Country

Hey everybody, hope you’re all well. Matt here checking in. It’s been a while, but you’ve all been in my thoughts these past weeks. Thinking about the lives disrupted, the river valleys burned, all the loss and I’m so sorry … Continue reading

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