Tag: Scott Fly Rods

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 with the gear needed to switch seasons. As summer gives way to autumn, some, not all, anglers look to put away our 8’ 4-weights and size 18 PMD’s and break out (more…)

When you set out to chase migrating fish, you better be prepared for a whole lot of heartache with an occasional pulse of adrenaline. Any given day Mother Nature will throw nasty weather at you.  Your buddies told you where to go, but the fish moved 20 miles upriver overnight. When you choose to play (more…)

Exciting Fly Fishing Gear for 2023 by Terry Jepsen As we inch forward in 2023 (always quicker than expected!), we thought we would share some of our favorite new products. The items listed below aren’t just stuff that we’ve seen in catalogs or on some mannequin, but rather items that we have personally field-tested and (more…)

For the last 45 years, the Scott Fly Rod Company has been a leader in rod design and innovation. Each fly rod is handcrafted in Montrose, Colorado by rod builders that care. These are fly rods built with a purpose, utilizing only the finest components, and these rods perform under the most severe conditions. These (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…)

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…)

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…)

Terry Jepsen has worked for The Fly Shop® since he was in junior high school. Of course, he took some time away from the shop to attend college and try his hand at other careers. Terry is the son of the owners, Mike and Bertha Michalak, and he has done just about every job you (more…)

Fly Rod Review — The Scott Centric for Trout, Steelhead, and More The Scott Fly Rod Company has just announced their newest fly rod series — the Centric — and we couldn’t be more excited about this rod. In fact, it’s been hard for many of us at The Fly Shop to contain our excitement. (more…)