Categories: Field Journals

After a winter of chasing steelhead here in NorCal nothing gets me more excited than the thought of stringing up a 5 or 6 weight and the start of trout season. As fly fishermen, most of us get our start with and return to trout. I have trips on the books for Chinook Salmon, Bonefish, (more…)

Fishpond Wind River Roll-Top Dry Backpack By Patrick Pendergast I am not a gear hound, I like to keep my kit simple – form follows function for me. I appreciate well designed and constructed gear that is not overloaded with a bunch of eye candy to make it look cool. When my waterproof backpack of (more…)

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 5+ years has been like pulling teeth. With Zippy brand leader exiting out of US markets, it was nearly impossible to get your hands on (more…)

Dear past, present and future Patagonian BaseCamp fans: Many of you have met, known, and fished with Greg Bricker, the fly fishing program manager at Patagonian BaseCamp. Greg started guiding for Marcel at PBC over ten years ago, and for the last several years has headed up the fishing program. He’s the guy in the (more…)

2020 Louisiana Redfish Eleven Outpost Liveaboard 25 November 25 – December – 01, 2020 by Justin Miller  Recently I had the opportunity to join a small group of friends at Eleven’s Louisiana Redfish operation aboard the Outpost Mothership.  It was a absolutely great experience, and a program that The Fly Shop® is excited to offer (more…)