Tag: Justin Miller

Sunglass selection can be a touchy subject for many, as sunglasses are such a personal choice.  We aren’t going to tell you what style, brand or model to buy, but rather give some insight and suggestions on lens color and functionality. One of the most important pieces of equipment for any fly fisherman is their (more…)

Gear Review:  Skwala Sol Wading Pant & Sol Tactical Hoody Right before I hopped on a plane to Brazil to target some ridiculous jungle monsters, I received two new Skwala products to try out. I had heard great things about Skwala’s new waders, jackets, and cold weather layering pieces, but no one had tried out (more…)

The Grand Slam of Swing by Justin Miller I learned how to cast a Spey rod to swing flies for steelhead. Steelhead are hands down my favorite target species, and there is no other option to the method I prefer. Once I started swinging flies with a Spey rod, there was no going back. The (more…)

Gear Review: The Hatch Iconic Fly Reel By Justin Miller Good things come to those who wait … The much anticipated new Hatch Iconic reel has finally dropped and is available to the public! We have been looking forward to this for well over a year, but the lousy pandemic ruined even the best laid (more…)

Choosing Your Next Fly Tying Vise A collaboration of ideas with Mike Mercer and Justin Miller When you first start tying flies, you learn on what you have, which is often someone else’s old rickety hand-me-down vise or some cheap thing that came in a beginners kit. But if you get hooked by the fly (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…)

Looking to learn how to cast a Spey rod? A video from YETI features The Fly Shop’s Justin Miller as he breaks down the elements of casting a Spey rod. The video was made by Felt Soul Media on location with the Kamchatka Steelhead Project.

  The Kamchatka Steelhead Project (KSP) is a steelhead research project on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Eastern Russia. Anglers who take a trip to the Kamchatka Steelhead Project have the opportunity to fly fish for science and serve as data collectors for a rare thriving steelhead population. Several years ago, YETI released a film called (more…)

On Russia’s remote Kola Peninsula is the Kola Reserve, a new fly fishing destination where anglers will find two rivers — the Lumbovka and the Kachkovka — that are a stronghold for Atlantic salmon. The Fly Shop is excited to give anglers a glimpse into the fly fishing experience at the Kola Reserve through a (more…)