Protected: Things I Learned My First Year Fly Fishing
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How To Tie The Po Boy | Red Fish Fly
The Po Boy Po boy- the name came naturally as everyday on the water we would bring a Shrimp Po’ boy along for lunch … Continue reading How To Tie The Po Boy | Red Fish Fly
The Most Essential and Versatile Materials Every Tyer Should Have
One of the beauties of Fly Tying Month is that it draws both seasoned and brand new fly tyers into … Continue reading The Most Essential and Versatile Materials Every Tyer Should Have
How to Tie the Resting Caddis with Alec Gerbec
The Resting Caddis The Resting Caddis is a pretty simple name that directly correlates to its profile on the water. … Continue reading How to Tie the Resting Caddis with Alec Gerbec
How to choose the best beginner fly-tying vise
The other day, I was minding my own business (sort of) in my local fly shop, when someone asked the … Continue reading How to choose the best beginner fly-tying vise
Crack the Code on the Upper Delaware
I enjoy fishing all months of the year for wild trout, but if I had to pick a time where … Continue reading Crack the Code on the Upper Delaware
4 Reasons Why You Should Be Using Tippet Rings
When rigging my fly rod, I always set up my leader to include a tippet ring. You might be asking, … Continue reading 4 Reasons Why You Should Be Using Tippet Rings
Gear I Can’t Live Without
I will 100% admit to anyone that I am a gear head, gear nut, gear fanatic. I have a feeling … Continue reading Gear I Can’t Live Without
College Budget + Fly Fishing Trout Addiction = Redington Zero and Classic Trout
It was early spring, class just let out, and I had plans to visit my girlfriend for the weekend in Western North Carolina. I packed a few fly boxes and slid my Redington Classic Trout 9 foot 4 weight fly rod into my rod tube, hoping to get a shot at some Southeastern trout. After a long night, foggy headed, and weather conditions alike, I pull up to one of Western North Carolina’s best kept secret fly fishing spot. Working my way up stream, high sticking a frenchie, I come to a deep run accompanied by a few boulders. As my fly naturally drifts past the second boulder, my fly line begins to tighten and the click and paw drag on my Redington Zero starts to sing. As the trout races upstream, the Redington Classic Trout does a superb job controlling the fish and protecting my 6x tippet. A few acrobatic moves later I land the fish and the weekend trip to visit my girlfriend was all worth it! Continue reading “College Budget + Fly Fishing Trout Addiction = Redington Zero and Classic Trout”
The Fly Fishing Obsession: Part 2
Life has an amazing way of working itself out for the better. The last article I wrote was almost a year ago but so much has changed. What has not changed is my love of fly fishing!
Little did I know that fly fishing would be my rock when my fiancé broke up with me for the last time in December. He had told me on multiple occasions that I needed to go out and do more things by myself as I was too dependent on him for my happiness (not sure that was entirely accurate). This may have been the reason that I jumped 100% into fly fishing as Nati, the Goldendoodle and I could do it by ourselves. Leaving him to sit on the couch being introverted.
It took that moment in December to realize just how lucky I had been to stumble into an amazing community. Continue reading “The Fly Fishing Obsession: Part 2”