Archives for March 2017
Okuma SLV Fly Reel: Product Review
When I dove headfirst into small stream fly fishing last summer, my 9 foot 5 weight rod was a bit too much for tight spaces and 8-inch brook trout. So I shopped for a smaller outfit. My fly fishing gear budget was tight, but I didn't want to buy junk either. But how to avoid potentially low quality Chinese knockoffs without breaking the bank? The best quality for the … [Read more...] about Okuma SLV Fly Reel: Product Review
Fly Repair Shop
This is the place where flies go to die.....or get repaired....or salvaged. I'm too cheap to throw away perfectly fine hooks. … [Read more...] about Fly Repair Shop
Fly Fishing Scopan Stream
I became an avid fly angler during my years out West, so it was tough to return to Maine where the fishing season ends September 30th. Fortunately, one body of flowing water was open to fishing near home, and almost nobody else fishes it, so I had it to myself. It's a tailwater without much habitat except for the short stretch near the dam, where the stocked fish stack up … [Read more...] about Fly Fishing Scopan Stream
Fly Fishing for Hatchery Salmon
Landlocked salmon are predators. That's been a proven fact for over a century. So when you put a couple hundred 13" plus salmon in a pool below a hyrdo facility, you can bet they'll be keyed in on baitfish spilling out of the reservoir above. Just about any pattern that imitated a fish did well here. The challenge was trying not to spook the salmon so they'd be inclined … [Read more...] about Fly Fishing for Hatchery Salmon