Favorite Small Lake Boat Setup
Here's the setup we use for small stillwater fly fishingOur stillwater setupWe spend a lot of time on the water. Whether it's in smaller kickboats like the ones shown here or our bigger FlyCraft we use...
View ArticlePat's Rubber Leg Stone Variation
Make it skinny!NOTE: Being that Lance is in Slovakia at the World Fly Fishing Championships, we're posting this on his behalf. And go....Pat's rubber legs is a well known stonefly nymph pattern. I...
View ArticlePalomino Caddis v2.0
More Buoyancy and FlashThe Palomino Caddis has been one of our most popular dry fly patterns for the past several years (Palomino Caddis), but that doesn't mean that we stopped thinking of ways to...
View ArticleEpic Fall Fishing Trip Fail?!?
This was almost a dudBrandon on the castI think we all have those trips where you don't have a lot of time to plan and don't have a lot of recent info on the spot where you're headed but you decide to...
View ArticleThe Lancer Damsel
A Mid-Column Damsel NymphNice Brookie caught on the Lancer DamselIn the past couple of years, we've run into more and more situations where fish are feeding on damsels both in shallower waters as well...
View ArticleMidge Tip vs. Indicator Rig
The Ultimate Stillwater Contest!We get asked a lot what the big deal is with these new midge tip lines for stillwater. And while we're not at all saying they're the end-all be-all for stillwater lines,...
View ArticleOctober Caddis Soft Hackle
A Juicy Caddis SnackOctober Caddis Soft HackleWhen the big boy sedges come out to play, it's always good to have a go-to nymph or pupa pattern to go along with your favorite October Caddis dry fly...
View ArticleThe Cold Hunt for Trophy Grayling
Low (temps) and SlowA nice Grayling (Feather_Flinger on the stick)We fish a lot of lakes that change from year to year. Whether it's water levels, winter fish kill or other factors, we usually keep...
View ArticlePalomino October Caddis
Another Flavor of the PalominoWhen it comes to dry flies, I caught more fish on the trusty Palomino Caddis than any other dry fly this year. So it makes sense that, when faced with some big...
View ArticleDitching Work to Visit the Shop Browns
A QUICK TRIPLance releases a "Shop Brown"For anyone that knows our fly shop and where it's located compared to the local Provo River, knows that we are lucky enough to be fishing within a few minutes...
View ArticleLast Day on the Mountain
Squeezing in one more day in the high countrySome better-than-expected fall weather had us heading one last time to the high country. This time, we're in search of big tigers and maybe some big...
View ArticleMinnow Battle: Low Fat vs High Carb
We've got a new minnow in the works!Strawberry Reservoir CutthroatBased on the success of the Low Fat Minnow, Cheech has been tweaking and improving it over time as well as looking at variations that...
View Article20 Incher Stone
A Classic Fish CatcherOriginal and Dat PurpThe 20 Incher stone has been in fly bins for a long long time, and there is a good reason for it... They flat out catch fish. Tied with materials that are...
View ArticleMidnight Fire Balanced Blank Saver
A Mini-Bugger Type DealA Cutthroat who ate a Blank SaverSeems the past couple of seasons, when I'm not fishing the smaller hatch-matching bugs on stillwaters, I've been reaching for this bugger-variant...
View ArticleHigh Carb Minnow
Low Fat Gets a BrotherWhen I started playing with the Low Fat Minnow years ago, I wanted a suspending fly that I could fish sinking line so I could move it fairly slowly through the strike zone, and it...
View ArticleProduct Review: TyWheel Fly Tying Platform
A Compact Tool/Material CaddyTyWheel ReviewI'll leave the talking to my wordy review in the video but in a nutshell, it's a great addition to my bench. If you're wanting to check them out, click here...
View ArticleFly Photography Primer
Get the most out of your fly photosFly Photography SetupsOne of the more common questions we get asked is "What do you use to take your photos?". So we finally took the time to film a somewhat in-depth...
View ArticleThe Infamous Mop
The King of "Dirty Flies"I'm going to approach this write up a little different. All the Mop Fly write ups I've come across on the internet are always trying to plead their case as to why, or why not...
View ArticleThe Streaking Caddis
A Deer Hair Dubbing SpecialOur buddy Pete Steen sits down to tie one of his awesome caddis patterns. This bad boy is a high-floating buoyant pattern that incorporates a double-dosage of the deer...
View ArticleWhat is Flash Hackle?
What is Flash Hackle?If you have followed our page or our store for a while, you have seen us use the term "flash hackle." Lots of people have asked what it means, so we put together a short YouTube...
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