by: Terry Jepsen March 27, 2024

Gear Review – Skwala Fishing Sol Wading Pant by Terry Jepsen What I’ve found after 30+ years working in fly fishing is that everyone says they have the most comfortable… Read More »

by: Terry Jepsen January 29, 2024

Simms NEW G4 Lineup by Cody Hunt The Simms G4 lineup was made for those days when Mother Nature throws everything at you.  Whether it is freezing cold conditions, a… Read More »

by: Terry Jepsen November 28, 2023

I was born in the bay area outside of Redwood City, then my parents made the move up to Northern California when I was still very young. My dad would… Read More »

by: Terry Jepsen November 14, 2023

Christmas is quickly approaching and we have assembled a terrific list of some of our personal favorite gift ideas for the fly fisher in your life. From stocking stuffers to… Read More »

by: The Fly Shop August 31, 2023

Gearing Up for Fall Fly Fishing In our last post we covered the “Clothing for Fall Fly Fishing”.  As we said we would, here is the follow-up to that article… Read More »

by: Terry Jepsen August 18, 2023

Clothing for Fall Fly Fishing “There is no such thing as bad weather, just bad gear…” As the summer fades to autumn and the anticipation of cooler weather grows we… Read More »

by: Mike Mercer December 18, 2023

Last Openings at Lava Creek Lodge for the 2024 Season! Fantastic fishing at Lava Creek Lodge in one of the most remote and unfished corners of Alaska is only six… Read More »

by: Patrick Pendergast November 14, 2023

WINTER’S COMING IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE…  AND SO IS SUMMER IN CHILE, PATAGONIA! Patagonian BaseCamp – Chile, Patagonia Trout Time As our days in North America grow shorter, fall colors… Read More »

by: Patrick Pendergast November 9, 2023

Size Matters!  If you like your brown and rainbow trout BIG, fat, long and strong, with shoulders, the kind of fish that you could saddle and ride – then these… Read More »

by: Chris King September 22, 2023

Reasons to go on a Hosted Fly Fishing Trip The Fly Shop® is world renowned when it comes to our travel department. This is not by accident, but by design.… Read More »

by: Justin Miller September 6, 2023

The Fly Shop® Big Game Signature Premium Fluorocarbon 140 lbs Test | 1.05mm Diameter | 15 Meters Finding Big Game fluorocarbon leader material in the United States for the last… Read More »

by: Erik Argotti August 21, 2023

Alternative Fly Fishing Adventures to Kamchatka, Russia There is no argument that fishing in Kamchatka, Russia is one of the all time greatest fly fishing adventures left in the world!… Read More »

by: Bryan Quick February 10, 2024

Essential Gear:  Small Streams by Bryan Quick Poking around on a little creek fooling smaller trout is one of my favorite pursuits in late spring through summer. I’m lucky we… Read More »

by: Chris King January 25, 2024

Curing the Steelhead Blues by Chris King Last winter in California was a tough year to be a steelheader. After spending the better part of 2 decades on the water… Read More »

by: Chris King January 16, 2024

Taking Better Photos Using Your Phone by Chris King In our catch and release world of fly fishing, the pictures we take are all the proof we have of our… Read More »

by: Bryan Quick August 23, 2023

This year began with so much precipitation, both rain and snow, which lead to near record snow packs and filled our reservoirs to capacity ensuring a great summer for the… Read More »

by: Terry Jepsen March 9, 2023

Guide Bio:  Zachary Miller Born in Montana, and raised in Wyoming, I grew up fishing. I started tying flies at the age of 7 and began fly fishing at the… Read More »

by: Bryan Quick January 18, 2023

Northern California’s Spring Fly Fishing Planner by Bryan Quick Who isn’t encouraged by the rainy weather we are getting of late this winter?  Right now we are up to our… Read More »