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Ryan Williams, a fly-fishing guide out of Oroville, Ca. was the first know winner of a major Bass tournament solely using a fly rod and the float-n-fly technique. The win occurred on January 8, 2021, on Lake Shasta competing against 178 other boats as descripted in the following link...

Just completed tying these 40 Bucktail Jigs for my grandnephew, who competes in the west coast BAM Super 60 and BAM ProAm bass tournament trail. They will primarily be use in the “Float N Fly” method, suspended under a large indicator with conventional gear.

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I have a Titan Rod Vault 3 rod carrier that I purchased in 2013. It is invaluable when fishing a road river system as you mentioned. Titan Rod Vault was bought by Denver Outfitters and then I believe by Thule. The 3 rod carrier was the only configuration offered back in 2013, but now they have...

SIIMS PRODUCT WARRANTY At Simms, we stand behind everything we make. If your Simms product fails due to workmanship or material defect during the life of the product, please return it to us for repairs or replacement. This warranty does not cover damage caused by improper care, accidents or the...

While wade fishing last Friday, I had my Simms waterproof chest pack separate at the seam resulting in losing several items of my gear to the river current ( I did save my fly boxes). I submitted a claim to Simms for warranty repair or replacement evaluation and received this email this...

Thanks Josh, I received my share today. Also, a big thank you to @SurfnFish for starting the chain and to @rattlesnake and @JLT for moving them along. I plan on installing tonight and testing tomorrow.

The Fly Shop in Redding, CA has weekly updated fishing reports, the below is from May 27, 2025 Manzanita Lake Report Updated: Report: Some recent reports have the fishing pretty good so far, you can find fish cruising the shallows eating emerging Callibaetis and Damselflies. Fish the Zack...

And we as fly fishers often wonder why others think we tend to over complicate things.

After trying every suggestion imaginable, water hose, commercial smoke bombs/road flares (caught my dry grass on fire) spearmint gum/ multiple scents the following traps have been the most successful if your diligent in finding the main tunnels and placing the traps as suggested...

Paul, your flies arrived today, you are definitely a master tyer of lake flies. I now have numerous examples of your flies to try and duplicate at my tying bench this winter. Once again, thank you for this generous holiday jester.

I need to try to adhere to my long-ago fly-tying mentor's suggestions by having all materials needed for the fly pattern laid out and readily available prior to starting to tie, and to the minimum, tie at least six of the same fly patterns per sitting, to improve my consistency and skill sets.

I really like my ProLite FTL230, the two adjustable lamps make it possible to illuminate the flies perfectly from all angles. https://www.amazon.com/Bench-Light-Lumen-Total-FTL230/dp/B0783NJKJV

Please include me in your generous offer, thanks.

I too, own a Honda generator, for use with our RV and as a house backup power source. I totally agree with Salmo-g comments. Dependability and quietness were my main justification for the added expense. Mine is going on 12 years old, with no maintenance issues, and also starts on the first pull.

This may be old news to some, it looks like Simms has sold again per the enclosed article. https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/simms-fishing-products-bozeman-vista/article_a1682e7a-85a9-11ef-b8ab-5f0acdbc5956.html

A fitting Halloween sunset taken with my Apple iPhone SE. I swear there were bats in the air.

My go to Stillwater Bugger, fished on an intermediate line is weighted in the front only. When retrieved with short 3” strips, it creates a up/down jigging motion that has been successful for me, mostly on the pause. I tie these in Olive, Black and Brown mostly but have also used White, Purple...