Are Barbless Hooks the Way to Go?
I hadn't experienced barbless hooks until I fished Rocky Mountain National Park for the first time. For the delicate, mountain-dwelling cutthroats that live at high altitude there, barbless hooks are…
How to Set Up a Fly Reel
Setting up a fly reel is pretty simple, but if it's your first time setting one up, or it's been a while, you may need a walk-through or refresher. Once…
Overlining and Underlining a Fly Rod
Generally, when you put line on a fly reel, you match the weight of the line to the rod and reel. This means a 5-weight rod will get 5-weight line,…
The 4 Categories of Flies
Flies can be categorized in a variety of ways. Grouping by taxonomy, stage, and size are all common. Apart from these, there's another method that can be an effective way…
6 Ways to Organize a Fly Box
Organizing a fly box can simultaneously be very satisfying and extremely frustrating. Deciding how to group flies determines how many boxes you'll have to carry and how quickly you can…
8 Useful Fly Fishing Tools for Under $30
Discovering new tools and gear hacks is one of the many enjoyable parts of fly fishing. It's easy to get sucked into the wall of gadgets at most fly shops…