I lament the loss of fly fishing icon Flip Pallot earlier this year. If you haven’t read them yet, words from his family are available at flyfisherman.com, T. Edward Nickens writes about the man on gardenandgun.com, and hatchmag.com has a nice piece as well. For my tribute, I’d like to make the argument that The
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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
Joe Goodspeed’s Crayfish Jig
It’s an incredible fly for large trout. I try to fish only flies that I make, but I make an exception for Joe Goodspeed’s crayfish pattern. I have a few of them in my box. In the right conditions and at the right water, it’s a great fly. I blogged before how Joe targets big
My Cold and Rainy Return
Memorial Day is one of the best times of the year to fish pretty much everywhere you go. It’s not so cold that the fish are lethargic, and it’s not so warm that the fishing shuts down. Typically, you can find good fishing for just about any species, whether striped bass, smallmouth and largemouth bass,