Leader is terminal for the aid to casting, tippet is a disposable section that can be replaced and is designed to protect the leaders. It seems that every week I get a new fly fisherman into the shop and we have the same conversation about “tippet and Leaders,” so today I’m going to show you how to choose the right tippet for your fishing excursions and answer a few extras as well. Let us talk about the basics for the new folks in the room. We are familiar with a fly line, an

Summer is almost over but fishing isn’t as I sit here putting my thoughts on paper I fondly look back about all the wonderful times I have shared during this summer season, SUMMER GAZE Let’s talk about what is next for the season of fly fishing. The next few minutes will depend greatly on your geographical local, but here on the Front Range of the Rockies seasons are currently in the process of changing seasons, so your fishing needs to change with it. Summers coming to a

GOOD TIMES You're planning a fishing trip, is hiring a guide worth it? I drafted an article covering this topic a while back, but two weeks ago my Wife and spent a few days on the Green River in Dutch John Utah, and we in fact did hire a guide. In my past article I talked about how important communication with your guide is in setting up expectations for the day. You are hiring this person and you should be able to mutually agree on what you are getting from the day, whether

Knots are knot funny Good day everyone and thanks for reading this Blog about Knots, or “Nothing funny about knots” The reason that I chose this title is when a knot fails there is nothing funny about it. Just last week I did a Video segment for Facebook, and I was fishing big Hoppers at sunset, I was getting a few bites here and there, but at 8:30 I got the bite I was looking for, and as luck would have it the fish broke off, and upon closer inspection I could see the dreade

While I sit here Doomscrolling on Instagram, I just want to scream when I see a fish photo where the angler has their fly rod in their mouth, or as I call it “a stick in your mouth.” I thought I would spend a few minutes and open a dialogue with everyone and see what exactly your thoughts are on this topic, “do I look really cool or do I look totally Goofy?” Let us start with the basics of this trend, and I will start with the first and most important issues. I know that in t

Line Control: Taming the Spaghetti Monster! Today I am going to cover a topic that I see many beginner and even intermediate fly fisherman struggle with, and that is “line control”. As you are learning to cast a fly rod, or learning to fly fish, one of the items that you may be struggling with is how to control the extra line in your hands. When you make a cast the rest of the line slips out of your hands, or it’s on the ground and you step on it, or it gets caught on the gra

Fly Fishing Gift Ideas: Because “Just Get Me Anything” Is a Trap. I thought I would help out the new fisherman, Spouse, or significant other, and give you a little things to consider as to “fly fishing Gift ideas.” If you are new to the world of fly fishing and are still discovering all of the amazing gadgets and gizmos available to the fly fisherperson, congratulations—you have entered the department store of confusion. Every time you walk into a fly shop or click on a fly f

Fly line vs. Rod weight: Why Does This Feel Like an Algebra test? I'm going to talk about, Fly line vs. Rod weight, which can be a very confusing topic. I just read a post on Facebook from a beginner fly fisherman, that rings true over and over again. He stated that he was learning to cast, and he was having trouble getting the line to advance forward. I was able to start a chat with him and discovered that he was using the wrong weight line for the rod, AKA, the importance