If you’re keen on big wild trout I think you’ll enjoy the video interviews that Diamondback recently published. They feature Joe Goodspeed, the rod designer behind many amazing rods. His attention to detail as a materials specialist and avid angler makes for a unique perspective. Joe is known for hunting big fish. In the above
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Best Fly Fishing Gifts (2025)
This is our annual holiday gift guide. It’s a long post below. Our crew loves gear! We donate 100% of our profits to charity: Project Healing Waters and Casting for Recovery. Most of our revenue comes from Amazon affiliate links, some of which are highlighted below. Clicking the links and buying the products will support
Long-line Euronymphing: Derrick Kirkpatrick and Zach St. Amand
There are everyday anglers and then there are guides. There are guides and then there are those with afición, as Hemingway described in The Sun Also Rises. These are people with deep passion for something. I would put Derrick Kirkpatrick and Zach St. Amand in that bucket. I was fortunate to take a fly-tying clinic
Dropping in at Concord Outfitters in Concord, Mass. – #supportyourlocalflyshop
Concord Outfitters has been in business for 26 years, maintaining an online ecommerce shop and serving the Greater Boston area with their brick and mortar location. The owner, Andy Bonzagni, is passionate about teaching others, small businesses, community involvement such as supporting local youth sports teams, and helping out the general public to find fishy