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Simms Flyweight wading shoes
A great shoe for wading wet in small streams
A great option for backcountry anglers who might walk miles to get to the water Backcountry trout fishing here in the West is so close I can smell it — the scent of sweet stream-side willows wafting through the open screen of a tent pitched under lodgepole pines might be my favorite olfactory trigger. It…
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Ease young anglers into fly fishing
Let kids come to fly fishing at their own pace
By Jim Strogen My older grandsons, 13 and 9, are skilled fly fishers. Much to my delight, they often catch more fish than me on a fly rod. Their success, right from the beginning, has always been my priority. We started out, as most anglers do, for bluegills. At first, I would only take one…
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Matt Callies’ Hare’s Ear Nymph
The good old Hare's Ear ... every fly box has a few (or should, by God). Of late, I'm seeing a lot of folks at the vise adding their own little touches of goodness to this venerable patterns, but Matt Callies, who ties for Loon Outdoors, has produced what has quickly become my favorite. Generally…
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Douglas Outdoors SKY G fly rod
I. Like. This. Rod. A Lot. Please note that Douglas does not sell direct to customers, so we gently suggest you check one of their rods out at your local TU Business member fly shop.
I don’t do diplomacy very well, so let me be straight up, right out of the chute: I. Like. This. Rod. A Lot. Honestly, I wasn’t prepared to like it as much as I did. When our friends at Douglas Outdoors asked us if we’d review it, I did my homework. The reviews I read…
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Gierach launches new book with a live chat Thursday
Renowned fly fishing storyteller John Gierach will join TU's Kirk Deeter on a live Zoom chat this week to talk about the author's newest book, "Dumb Luck and the Kindness of Strangers," which officially hits bookstores on June. 2. Anyone can join the Zoom chat Thursday evening, May 28 at 8 p.m. ET, and listen…
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Making tough casts for big fish
Bigger fish will often lie in hard-to-reach habitat.
By Jim Strogen There are some spots that I know must hold a trout, that I won’t cast to and risk losing my fly. Instead, I just tip my hat to the fish for picking that lie and move on to the next hole. That doesn’t happen too often, and I tend to lose my…
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The coronavirus may change fishing as we know it
Ironically, 2020 is “The Year of the Rat.” Given how 2020 has unfolded so far, I actually consider that to be an insult to rats. But we are seeing some lifting of the pandemic fog where I live in Colorado and in many other places around the country—and fishing definitely stands to be affected… for…
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