All Stories
-
Posted: July 17, 2023
This is one of the best times to catch the beginning of the Brown Drake hatch. As the fish discover the large nymphs swimming to the surface, an angler has the chance at a fish of a lifetime on a cripple or emerger style pattern.
Read more10 Min -
Posted: July 07, 2023
As an angler who’s passionate about exploring that next destination, chasing that next species, it's impossible for one fish to stop interrupting that train of thought, Steelhead. Read the story by Joseph Evans (@Idaaflyy).
Read more10 Min -
Posted: June 01, 2023
IdaaFlyy chases Texas Redfish with his guide Captain Mason and provides a list of things you should expect when booking your trip to the Lone Star State.
Read more8 Min -
Posted: May 31, 2023
Jay and Noah make a plan for catching rainbow trout during high water runoff conditions. This is how they did it.
Read more5 Min -
Posted: April 06, 2023
The Richard Wheatley name carries weight in fly fishing culture and these vintage aluminum fly boxes have become popular among diehard steelhead anglers. These boxes are not only functional, but they are works of art highly sought after by collectors for their heirloom quality.
Read more3 Min -
Posted: October 21, 2022
The Rod and Gun is a time capsule of what Old Florida was like and was the exclusive hunting and fishing club in the Everglades for presidents like Roosevelt and Eisenhower, as well as celebrities like John Wayne, and Ernest Hemingway. We paid the current owner through the window of his Ford Taurus standing on the lawn outside our cabin; cash only.
Read more9 Min -
Posted: September 15, 2022
Joseph Evans a.k.a Idafly and his friend Bryce fish the popular lower section of the Bitteroot River in search of a 40 inch pike, Esox Lucius.
Read more5 Min -
When the weather heats up and it gets too hot for trout, anglers begin searching for warm water species such as the common carp. This is how you catch carp on a fly rod.
Read more5 Min -
If you haven’t read the book Trout Flies by Gary LaFontaine, “You betta ask somebody.” I recently purchased a new copy of this book off eBay (new to me) actually signed by LaFontaine. It’s signed, “For effective flies -Gary LaFontaine.”
Read more4 Min -
Posted: July 19, 2022
It is not always the best technique, but it’s not in my nature to put down the spey rod for long. Beyond effectiveness, it is an enjoyable style of fishing. It’s deliberate. It’s laid back. It’s showing a fly to the fish and giving them ample opportunity to eat it. If they like it, they will respond and when they eat, it’s a jolt on a tight line.
Read more3 Min -
Posted: July 14, 2022
In fact, chances are they’ll ask if you are in possession of any bananas before you board their vessel. If you are, they will end up in the water or on the dock. The bananas will not come on board. They all have stories to back up why bananas on fishing boats or fishing trips are taboo. I’ve got lots of them myself.
Read more7 Min -
Posted: April 04, 2022
Sometime in the fall of 2015, about a dozen of us were holed up at a river house we rented just down river from Prewitt Creek on the Missouri River in Montana. It was late and we had fished all day, so with our minds at an elevated level we began to brainstorm the rules of fly fishing. For some reason it occurred to me to write everything down that night, and assumed I’d never see it again.
Read more3 Min