Author: Terry Jepsen

Proper Disposal of Your Tippet & Leader Materials in Fly Fishing Fly fishers are conservationists at heart and stewards of the land. However, one area where we might sometimes fall short is with proper disposal of tippet and leader. We are all responsible, on some level, for contributing bits and pieces of monofilament and fluorocarbons (more…)

Run From the Sun – Ways to Protect Yourself From The Sun While Fly Fishing Many of us remember the days of the sun gods and sun goddesses. Heck, your parents were probably part of that era, going shirtless during their fishing days or wearing only a bikini to make sure they soaked up as (more…)

Abel Reels Revamped A Look at Abel’s Advancements in Fly Fishing Reels Over the past several years Abel Reels has redesigned their entire lineup of fly reels. Many of you remember Abel’s original series of fly reels, including the infamous 3N, a standard for serious permit and bone fisherman for years. And don’t forget the  (more…)

Top Six Fly Fishing Nippers and Why! (Life is too short for crappy nippers) Is there anything more frustrating than trying to snip a piece of tippet off the fly you struggled tying on in the waning hours of light on an evening hatch (see 20/20 MAGNETIC TIPPET THREADER), and they won’t do their job?! (more…)

I am a Gemini. I enjoy foggy morning sunrises on coastal rivers, long walks down gravel bars with friends, single barrel bourbon … Oh wait, wrong bio. My father was a fighter pilot in the Air Force when I was born, so the list of places I have lived is long and short lived when (more…)

Eric has traveled the globe guiding and managing several lodges in the world of fly fishing. We are excited to have Eric on The Fly Shop’s travel team. My relationship with The Fly Shop® began in the mid-80s when its owner, Mike Michalak, brought a group of friends to our Alaska River Safaris camp on (more…)

Justin has traveled the globe guiding and learning The Fly Shop’s international destinations. He has guided the Kamchatka Peninsula every season since 2008, and he has fished the world with a Spey rod, for every sea-run fish he can find. After graduating from Chico State University, Justin started his career at The Fly Shop in (more…)

Erik Argotti has spent all of his adult life guiding and chasing trout, salmon and steelhead in far off places around the globe. He spent 15 seasons guiding in Alaska and Kamchatka, Russia, and a few winters guiding in Argentina. When he wasn’t guiding, he spent lots of time traveling and exploring rivers and lakes (more…)

Bryan spent his early years chasing bass, trout and carp in the local Bay Area, and western Sierra lakes and streams with his fly rod. After having retired from the Air Force, he returned to Northern California to the waters he loves to fish and guide. Bryan first got started in fly fishing when he (more…)

Pat’s experience as a fly angler goes way back. His first memories of fly fishing were on the Kings River in California, when he took out his dad’s fly rod and automatic reel and thought fly fishing consisted of pulling all the line off of the reel (to the knot securing it to the arbor) (more…)