We’ve been doing tackle shootouts for years. They are among the most visited pages on our website and we take pride in having helped thousands of anglers find the right tackle for their needs. As our business has grown, we asked ourselves: Which area of fly fishing had the least amount of information? The answer amongst our team was travel. Have you ever booked a lodge and wondered if it was the best lodge? Who has the best food? Most comfortable? Best guides? It’s almost impossible to find anyone who’s visited multiple lodges in a given area, let alone any sort of comparison amongst them. With this shootout, we aim to change that.
The most talked about and least understood part of fly fishing equipment is fly lines. To better understand the variety of tropical 8wt fly line options the industry provides, we set out on a data crunching, line cutting, sore arm casting mission to better understand every warm water 8wt fly line we could get our hands on. We reviewed each one, compared them, measured them, and inspected tapers to demystify one of the most essential pieces of equipment in fly fishing. Tropical anglers take note, our 2020 tropical fly line shootout is here.
Learn how to tie the Zoo Cougar fly pattern including step-by-step instructions, a video tutorial, pictures, and much more. Improve your fly tying skills here.
Learn how to tie Mike's Midge Pupa fly pattern including step-by-step instructions, a video tutorial, pictures, and much more. Improve your fly tying skills here.
Learn how to tie the Flex Fleye Fly Pattern including step-by-step instructions, a video tutorial, pictures, and much more. Improve your fly tying skills here.
Learn how to tie Ray Charles fly pattern including step-by-step instructions, a video tutorial, pictures, and much more. Improve your fly tying skills here.
Bloodworms are common in most bodies of water and are an important part of the diet of trout. They are excellent patterns for using as the dropper of a hopper dropper rig or as a double nymph rig. Don't dismiss this simple-looking worm pattern because trout adore it. This is a fly you need in your box the next time you go after trout
Learn how to tie Bob Pop's 3 Feather Sand Flea fly pattern including step-by-step instructions, a video tutorial, pictures, and much more. Improve your fly tying skills here.
A good fly rod doesn't just cast well but is equally effective in real-world fishing scenarios. In theory, it seems like a simple concept, but rod designers have often struggled to find the right balance with fast-action rods. Sage designed the R8 Core series to tackle the shortcomings of high-performance fly rods, such as roll casting, loop control, technical mends, and delicate presentations.
The R8 Core is Sage's latest all-water flagship series, which replaces the successful X series after over a half-decade on the market. The buzz around this rod has been HUGE, even by Sage's standards. There are good reasons for this: Sage has constantly pushed the envelope regarding rod design and graphite technology. The R8 may be hotter than sliced bread but has Sage reinvented the wheel?
