Fly Fishing Rods

Full time fly fishing guide Jeff Bacon -www.westmichiganflyfishing.com- captures Dave Hise mid battle with a very feisty fall run Michigan steelhead. Dave, from Hickory, NC, owns and operates Caster’s Fly Shop and brought a group up to MI for some fall steelhead action.

i’m a beginner, what i don’t understand is why don’t u simply use a heavier lure, since it’s much easier to cast than fly casting? is it because fly fishing is more effective though i can’t see why?

My husband asked for a fanny pack for fly fishing, but I’m wondering if maybe a chest pack or back pack may be more comfortable and functional – it carries a water bladder and keys, etc. I’d like some feedback on what has worked. We live in New England where he will need layers in [...]

Night fishing for Brown and Rainbow Trout on the Pere Marquette River with BBT.

I have a setup that I use with a regular spinning reel and rod and a dry fly. I cast the fly over tules and lilly pads in fast moving streams, let the bail free and wait for a top water strike or I use them for trolling shallow waters at really slow speeds. It [...]

Fly Fishing Guide John Karakashian ties a Sulphur Dry fly