Value of Using a Booking Agency for Fly Fishing
A booking agent explains why the service is free to anglers, what actually ruins expensive trips, and why group trips so often collapse before anyone puts a deposit down.
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Alaska Will Change Forever: Go Now
Alaska, a land renowned for its wild, untouched landscapes and abundant wildlife, offers some of the most spectacular fly fishing experiences in the world. But with increasing popularity and looming...
Fly Fishing Insider Podcast Episodes
Fly Fishing and Traveling Patagonia and Argentina
Two years traveling and fishing Argentine Patagonia, broken down into regions and months - where to go in January, why the far south is anadromous, and why the flies get...
Munich, Germany and Its Variety of Fishing and Culture
A German angler explains why Munich works as a base for fly fishing: Austria in ninety minutes, Slovenia in four hours, and marble trout to 40 inches.
Fishing Within Three Hours of Minneapolis
Trout an hour south, world-class smallmouth an hour north, Lake Superior steelhead three hours up: a Minneapolis guide maps the whole three-hour radius.
Various Opportunities for Fly Fishing In Africa
A South African guide maps the region's fly fishing: yellowfish on dry flies and euro nymph rigs, high-altitude trout, tigerfish, carp and sharptooth catfish.
Migrating Your Fly Fishing to Stillwater
A Colorado Springs guide on why anglers are moving to stillwater, the midge stripping rig he fishes 85 percent of the time, and how to find the right depth.
How to Simply Reset Your Dry Dropper for a Drag Free Drift - Tips and Tricks - Fly Fishing Insider Podcast
A short tip on resetting a dry dropper without recasting - lift the rod tip to pull the dry back, feed slack, and drop the nymph deeper in the column.
Florida Tarpon and All the Other Species Available
A Tampa Bay angler on the species stacked into one region - tarpon, redfish, snook, peacock bass, snakehead - and the hard-fight rule that lands more tarpon.
Save Money and Put Your Name On It - Tips and Tricks - Fly Fishing Insider Podcast
A Sharpie and two minutes is the cheapest gear insurance in fly fishing. Where to mark fly boxes, wading boots, packs and bags so lost gear finds its way back...
Commonalities in Casting for Fly Fishing and the Continues Learning
Roll cast mechanics, aerial mends, the railroad-track rule, hauling for saltwater distance, and why line management - not fly choice - separates anglers who catch fish from anglers who don't.
Stop Casting to a Visual Targets - Tips and Tricks - Fly Fishing Insider Podcast
Aiming at the rock, the bush or the rise is the most common presentation mistake in fly fishing. Aim for where the fly needs to be by the time it...
Angler and Artist Who Catches and Blows Glass Fish of All Species
Eighteen years of glassblowing, a 30 to 50 hour build for a single sculpted trout, and a search for genetically pure cutthroat in alpine lakes that most anglers will never...
The # 1 Mistake Anglers Make - Tips and Tricks - Fly Fishing Insider Podcast
The number one mistake Christian Bacasa sees anglers make comes down to not knowing where fish actually are, plus the tips he uses to stay on top of it.
Central Oregon Water: Rivers and Stillwater
Central Oregon's rivers get the attention, but dozens of trout lakes sit within an hour of Bend. A guide breaks down which lake holds which species, and the balanced leech...
Mike from Fly All SZN Stops by for an Interview at the House
A year of fishing travel mapped out: Driftless spring creeks, Arizona canyons full of crawfish-fed browns, a Montana summer based in Missoula, and a fall bull trout trip north of...
Way Better than Dubbing Wax for Fly Tying
A homemade tool that works better than dubbing wax on every type of dubbing, made by Christian Bacasa from a few free or cheap items and built to last.
El Gallo Rooster Fishing at its Best in Baja Mexico
Roosterfish tactics from Muertos Bay: which rod weight for which size fish, why the retrieve has to be brutally fast, and the month of casting practice that pays for the...
Cheap and Effective Fly Dryer
The cheapest fly dryer in fly fishing costs a few cents. A safety pin dries used flies, organizes the day's confidence patterns, and doubles as a log of what actually...
Three Ways to Get Information on a New Fishing Spot
Most anglers show up at new water and start guessing. Three research methods, plus a bonus fourth, that turn an unfamiliar spot into a place you already understand.
How to Have Versatility in Any Region or New Water
A full-time Colorado guide on reading unfamiliar water, why stillwater is closer to river fishing than it looks, and the drop-shot nymph rig he uses on every trip.