Fly Tying

• Mojo Sculpin
  The Mojo Sculpin earned its name and a permanent place in the box the past couple seasons, turning the trick on early spring pre-spawn rainbows…
• Fly of the Month: Skwala (part 2)
  Prior to the writings of G.E.M Skues emphasizing the importance of the nymph, most of the old English wetflies and Yorkshire spiders were dressed to…
• Fly of the Month: Skwala
  In the West, skwala stoneflies signal the beginning of the year’s parade of water-born insects and are a real opportunity for hatch-matching while there is…
• Homemade Shanks with Jeff Mishler
  There are many commercially made shanks available, but customizing mine by cutting the shank to the right length proved to be a huge benefit when…

Atlantic Salmon

• Episode 66 – David Bishop
  https://www.spreaker.com/user/11272357/episode-066 I got the chance to speak with David Bishop this week. Listen in as we discuss fishing at two-years-old, the beauty of casting, working…
• The Last Salmon
  I sometimes feel as if Angler #1 (Dry Fly Guy) is perched on my left shoulder and Angler #2 (Bottom Ranger) sits on my right…
• Terminal Thinking
  Terminal thinking seems especially prevalent as we contemplate the changes to our lives in a post-COVID-19 world. It’s a tough time to be a swinger…
• A Handful of Flies from the Kola Peninsula: Part I
  The Belousiha River Lodge is a small fishing camp on Russia’s Kola Peninsula.

Great Lakes

• Adding Movement to the Swung Fly
  Controlling fly speed and depth through casting angle and line manipulation typically provides the presentation enhancements that result in success.
• Spey Casting Class with Rick Kustich & Topher Browne!
  Don't miss this one of a kind opportunity to improve your casting with Rick and Topher!
• Outfitters North
  "It's great to see the fly fishing community putting more of a focus on us as Great Lakes steelheaders and designing these products for the…
• Sink-Tip Leaders
  How long should the distance be between the end of the sinking tip or sinking leader and the fly?

International

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• An Adventure in Argentina
  Southern Patagonia is known for its windy days.
• The P.T. Slow Swing
  So simple and so effective, I cannot say how often it‘s saved my day, from my rivers at home, to along the classic rivers in…
• The Green Machine and the Rio Grande
  Last January, Michael and I finally stood on the banks of the Rio Grande in Tierra del Fuego. Like always, we booked on a relatively…
• Skjern Å: A Real Life Fairy Tale
  Like the ugly duckling from Hans Christian Andersen’s famous fairy tale, there is a hint of metaphor in my small story about a “ditch” that,…

Spey Casting

• One-Hand Spey
  One-hand Spey combines the elegant rhythm of Spey fishing with the versatility of a light rod that can be enjoyably controlled and fished with a…
• Linespeed Jedi Exclusive: Creating Tension
  Mr. Linespeed is back with some really valuable help on creating and using tension in your spey casts.
• Off the Cuff: Setup vs. Forward Stroke?
  Kaptain Kanudia is back with a quick observation that is sure to help your casting!
• Whitney Gould’s Single Spey
  Here's how a 7-time Spey-O-Rama world champion does a single spey. UPDATE: The Swing the Fly community raised about $2500 in less than 24 hours…

Trout Spey

• Adding Movement to the Swung Fly
  Controlling fly speed and depth through casting angle and line manipulation typically provides the presentation enhancements that result in success.
• Pick Your Water
  Our guide felt that anglers are more successful if they stick to one type of water and fish it well instead of trying to fish…
• Hatches: Spotted Sedge
  Spotted sedge (Hydropsyche), with at least 25 sub-species in the West, as well as Midwestern and Eastern counterparts (all very similar), could be considered one…
• Opening Day: An Ode to the Firehole
  Of all the famed water available in Yellowstone, the Firehole is just about as pleasant as fly fishing gets.

West Coast

• Guide Gossip #11: The Most Difficult Thing About Steelhead Fishing
  I believe people who chose to fish for steelhead with a swung fly choose more than just the species itself. It is about the connection…
• Guide Gossip #10: Dealing with Pressure
  How can you better your odds, when the odds are against you? I always think creatively and have a positive attitude, and that seems to…
• Mossy’s Fly Shop: Addiction to the Swing
  Mossy's Fly Shop provides two-handed expertise in the heart of Alaska
• Guide Gossip #9: Setting the Hook
  hearing your reel scream and telling yourself, “Be patient…be patient”? I have heard it as “the 10 second rule” or “wait for 3 seconds” or…