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Category: How to start

Gear Reviews – What’s the best kayak rod holder for flyfishing?

June 18, 2025June 18, 2025 David Hyde

Before we go any further – please wear your lifejacket when out on the water even if it’s summer, don’t just put it in the boat. I recommend the Astral Designs Sturgeon. I’ve tried multiple types of rod holders for flyfishing out of a kayak and have enough experience with three brands – Scotty, YakAttack,

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Getting Started: Two-Handed Fly Fishing

May 10, 2024May 10, 2024 Joel Watson

If there is one area of fly fishing that confuses most people (myself included for years), it’s probably Spey fishing, or rather fishing with a two-handed fly rod. I was always impressed when I saw videos pop up on social media of salmon anglers in places like Norway, or steelhead anglers in British Columbia launching

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How to start,Rigs and leaders,Spey,Techniques2 Comments

Lesser-Known Flies Series: The Booby Fly

July 27, 2022September 3, 2024 David Hyde

If there was one fly I could take with me for a panfish or freshwater bass outing, it would be the Booby Fly. I have never fished this fly for trout, but it does have a reputation as a stillwater trout fly as well. This fly is similar to the Mop Fly in that it

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Bass,Flies and fly tying,How to start3 Comments

Striper Season

May 26, 2022 Joel Watson

After a long winter spent at the vise tying saltwater flies, spring finally came once again, and my favorite yellow-eyed fish, the Striped Bass returned to the shores of Massachusetts. If there is one fish that the New England coast is known for, it’s stripers. They are the perfect fly rod fish. They are opportunistic

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