Creativity & Adventure
for Everyone

We started “The Project” in Sam’s garage with Paul, Calvin, Fred, Denver, Matt, and Ben in 2015 building rods and designing fly patterns to make some side money so we could afford to buy tickets to fish some places further away from home.

By 2017 we had constructed a make shift rod shop called “The Shed” along the Missouri River just south of Great Falls, Montana. In The Shed, we built origional reel seats, shaped handles and wrapped fly rods. We tested our results outside the shop, often chasing golden bones in the Missouri River Slough out back.

We set out to build a fly-fishing company that fit our life, and our friends lives, in the way we see fly fishing. We've been attempting to express what makes fly fishing cool to us; travel, creativity, freedom to roam, road trips, late nights, early mornings, gas station cheeseburgers, and being wild. We design our products to take us there. 

What does it mean to Fish Different? Let's be honest, fly fishing has a bit of a stigma. We don't just say we go fishing, we say we go fly fishing. Fly fisher's are often considered elitists by other anglers. Our tackle is a bit mysterious and often very expensive. Some of us like it that way. We feel special. Like our way is better. This is not The Fly Project way.

JOIN THE PROJECT. FISH DIFFERENT.

We think and fish different. We believe fly fishing is for everyone. We believe it should be affordable, fun, and success should be attainable. It's not just for trout or expensive saltwater destinations. Any fish that swims in or near your neighborhood can be fair game. We think that all anglers should pick up a fly rod, whether it becomes their primary fishing means or not. There are times and places where it can be the most fun means to fish. There are times and places for trolling, jigging, and baitcasting too, but we want fly fishing to be cool and interesting for everyone at least some of the time.

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