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  • September 27, 2012

    A Good Fishing Hat is Worth Fighting For

    By Kirk Deeter

    I don't think any group of people outside of baseball is more closely associated with the caps they wear on their heads than fly anglers. The lid you wear is more than a fashion statement. It's the "been there, done that" statement. The badge of honor. The telltale that you proudly belong to a fishy culture.

    And for some of us, it's what keeps the bald spot on top of our head from getting sunburned. (Although I've come to embrace baldness to the point where I don't actually feel like wearing baseball caps indoors. I tell people the bald crown is a solar panel for a fishing machine.)

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  • September 26, 2012

    Best Fly Fishing Videos From the Web

    By Tim Romano

    Every once in a while I feel the need to share what I have found to be the most entertaining fly fishing videos from across the web. They may not have the biggest fish or most amazing angling, but they are fun to watch. At least for me... Here are two from the last couple of weeks. Enjoy.

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  • September 25, 2012

    Breaking News: What We Thought Were "Greenback" Cutthroats Weren't Greenback Cutthroats At All

    By Kirk Deeter

    After years of speculation and concern, fish biologists (and anglers) who have endeavored for decades to restore the native greenback cutthroat trout--Colorado's state fish, native to the South Platte River drainage--have learned the truth about the status of this iconic species. I'll start with the bad news.

    All of those "greenback" cutthroats some of us have been catching in remote wilderness streams and lakes east of the Continental Divide aren't greenbacks after all. Based on the best available genetic science at the time, we thought they were, but they're not. They're actually either Colorado River strain cutthroats, which are native to the West Slope, or a more nebulous strain scientists are calling "lineage GB." I'll spare you the genetic details, but we now know for certain that they are not native to the rivers east of the Continental Divide.

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  • September 24, 2012

    Slideshow: Boulder Boat Works, Behind the Scenes

    By Tim Romano

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  • September 21, 2012

    Fishing Small Flies: "Matchbook" Your Midges to Make Knots Easy

    By Kirk Deeter

    Here's another slice of sheer genius ingenuity, courtesy of my friend John Gribb from Wisconsin. John is one of the most innovative fly tiers I know; he uses things like fabric from the seat belts of junkyard cars and Christmas ribbons to make some of the most effective patterns I've ever fished.

    Last week he hit me with another idea that made me slap my forehead. As most of you know, tiny midge and mayfly patterns can be just the ticket, especially in the fall and winter months. But if you're like me, putting the bug on a strand of tippet in the first place is often as difficult as hooking and fighting fish on small flies. Seeing the eye opening is only half the battle. It's difficult for me to twist and manipulate those flies in my cold fingers, especially after a morning cup of coffee or two. I can't count how many midges I've dropped as a result of digital malfunctions.

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  • September 19, 2012

    Fishing and Gun Photography, Not a Bad Way to Make a Living

    By Tim Romano

    A couple of weeks ago my buddy Will Rice sent me an interview he did with photographer Alex Landeen, one of the the guys behind fatguyfishing.com. Landeen also makes his living taking photographs of law enforcement, military, firearms, and of course, a little fishing.

    In his words he "travels around flying in helicopters, riding in armored personnel carriers,  shooting large caliber weaponry, etc... not a bad way to pay the rent."

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  • September 18, 2012

    See This, Do That: Fly Fishing a Textbook Fall Trout Scenario

    By Kirk Deeter

    Okay, time to revisit some "see this, do that" lessons. Here's a textbook fall trout scenario: The water is low and clear. It's a bright cool day. We have some caddis flying around. The fish are rising sporadically.

    I actually caught three trout from the water shown in this photo — two 10-inch rainbows and a 14-inch brown. Can you guess where I caught them, and how I did it?

    Okay, I'll tell you.

    As you have probably noticed, I was looking upstream when I took this shot (admittedly after I had caught the fish). The sun was high overhead, so there really isn't a shadow factor that would benefit one approach over another. I was fishing a size #14 elk hair caddis single dry fly.

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  • September 17, 2012

    Need a Short-Term Carp Rental?

    By Tim Romano

    Been out carp fishing lately on the fly? Has it been tough to entice Mr. Rubber Lips to eat what you're offering. Sick of getting skunked? A new company named Zipcarp, not unlike zipcar is offering short term carp rentals.

    "According to company officials, Zipcarp’s inaugural fleet consists of 8,000 carps in six major American cities and several university towns, providing customers with the option to rent a carp by the hour or day."

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  • September 14, 2012

    Don't Stress the Fishing and Let Kids be Kids

    By Kirk Deeter

    I recently spent a hot afternoon fishing a river in Michigan with my 12-year-old son, Paul. The trout weren't really biting, but we had fun anyway. At one point I looked over my shoulder and noticed that Paul had set his rod down on his side of the stream (we split the river in half, since he's a lefty and I'm right-handed) and was turning rocks over in the shallows. I asked him what he was doing and he said he had found some crayfish.

    That provided a great opportunity to explain what fish eat, and how all those creatures are important parts of the food chain. We then put on a couple crayfish fly patterns and swung them through some deeper pools, hoping to trick a big brown trout, but we didn't catch any.

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  • September 11, 2012

    Fly Fishing Etiquette: Don't Be That Guy

    By Kirk Deeter

    One of the topics we missed in our conversation about "What Keeps People from Learning to Fly Fish" is stream etiquette. No doubt, a bad encounter on the river (or lake) with other anglers can ruin the whole experience. Sometimes, those things happen purely as a result of ignorance, yet I still am amazed by some of the tricks pulled by anglers who clearly have been doing this for a long time. The onus is on those seasoned anglers to make the experience positive for everyone, and not just for themselves.

    Etiquette starts with the guides. I know it's hard to make every day successful for paying clients, especially on more crowded public waters. But the minute you put yourself and your clients in a spot that clearly has a negative impact on others around you, you've crossed the line.

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