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Fly Fishing CPR — Catch, Photograph, Release

Fly fishing CPR: Catch, Photograph, Release. Bring your camera, take your pictures, leave the fish. Some tips for photographing your fishing catches.

Fly Fishing Hatch Charts: Find Your River

Hatch charts can help you plan a fishing trip and tell you what flies you should take with you. Here's a hatch charts 101 overview for fly fishing.

Another Source For Wood Drift Boat Plans: Glen-L

Wooden drift boat building plans. A look at Glen-L wood drift boat plans for fly fishing.

Readin’, Writin’ and ARhythmAddict – Part 2: Sunday Sunrise Service

I wrote this piece one Easter season. It has been picked up by an outdoors literature and art publisher.

Readin’, Writin’ and ARhythmAddict – Part 1: Nashville To Montana

John McEuen, one of the founders of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, gave me this album years ago. Acoustic Traveler is one of my favorites.

Orvis Most Popular Trout Flies… Cheap!

Inexpensive trout flies. Orvis has a little intro deal on 20 of their most popular trout flies for only $9.95 and it includes free shipping.

DIY Fly Rod Rack Project

This make it yourself fly rod rack is very simple, very effective, and very inexpensive. Check it out.

Fly Fishing Gifts for Valentine’s Day… or ANY Day!

Looking for a great fly fishing gift for Valentine's Day? Here's a list of 10 fly fishing gifts you could give... 7 do's and 3 don'ts!

Tips From My First Casting Lesson That Might Help You Too

Fly casting is not about brute strength, it's about timing, rhythm and grace. It's about loading the rod and letting the rod work for you.

Fly Fishing Flies – How To Determine Which Ones You Need

There are thousands of types of flies and several sizes of each. Which do you need? Good question!! Dry, wet, big or small, read on to get some questions answered.

The Importance of Leader and Tippet in Fly Fishing

Leaders and tippet - The connection between the fly and you. What's the difference?

A Fly Fishing Guide Offers Tips For Choosing Fly Line

Fly lines -- They float and sink and come in a huge variety of sizes, styles and colors and specialty applications. Let's try to demystify them.

Choosing A Fly Reel

Fly reels do more than just hold your fly line. A good fly reel is a great piece of equipment than can make the difference between having fun while fishing and being a frustrated angler.

A Fly Fishing Guide Offers Tips For Choosing A Fly Rod

There are all kinds and sizes of fly rods out there for all kinds of fly fishing. We'll try to sort out some of the types and style in this post to help you make a great choice.

Fly Fishing Basics – Some Tips For Getting Started

Basically, all you really need is a rod, reel, backing, fly line, leader, tippet and fly or two dozen. There are volumes written every year on each of these items. There are also what seems like about a bazillion different brands and models of each. We'll explore each category in detail