Most fly fishers might be surprised by how little gear they actually need on the water. Regardless if you’re targeting mountain trout, farm pond bass, or cruising flats fish, there are truly only a handful of things you’ll reach for on a recurring basis. Personally, combining trail running with fly fishing has caused me to …
Tag: Hiking
Gone Fishing: Rockies
5,000 feet in an hour by car, two miles uphill by foot, and a canyon full of cutthroats all to myself:
Getting a Little Lost Fly Fishing
When was the last time that you got a little lost? Anything counts: hiking or driving, in the woods or in the city. GPS, and the ubiquity of that technology – particularly on smart phones, has made getting lost an infrequent occurrence in this day and age. Survival skills training for 95% of North America …
A Good Day Not Fly Fishing
Fly fishers the world over celebrate the arrival of spring. Even those who grind through the winter months look forward to the warmer weather, increase in insect activity, and expanded opportunities to catch fish. If you haven’t noticed, everyone else also wants to get outside with the onset of spring. Even non-fly fishers. Even the …