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Article

Buying Fur and Skin

Oct 9. 2017
Shopping Fur patches can be bought in flyshops, but there are many other sources for good fur - from furriers to roadkill.
Learn what to look for here
Video

Shwa Creek Caddis

Jul 30. 2017
The Shwa Creek Caddis is a pattern I've adapted over the past couple seasons starting with a simple caddis Pupa pattern.
Article

Great beginner's books

Jul 12. 2017
Library This article covers a handful of books that I would recommend to the new fly-angler and fly-tyer - the angler who is dipping his or her toes in the fly-fishing pond for the first time
See the list here
Video

Pike Fly fishing: Gear, tips and tricks

May 31. 2017
A video about Pike on the fly. General talk about gear, fishing, pike, flies and much more:
Review

The Fly Fisher

Apr 13. 2017
A large and beautiful book about the concept of fly fishing covering the subject from many angles, lavishly illustrated with amazing photos.
Video

Choosing The Right Fly Tying Vise Part II

Jan 23. 2017
This is the follow up video to our first piece " Choosing The Right Fly Tying Vise," which describes the differences and advantages to a rotary vs. a fixed head vise.
Review

Haynes Fly Fishing Manual

Jan 19. 2017
The publisher Haynes is probably best known for their car repair manuals, but also has instruction manuals for many other things, fly fishing included
Video

Choosing the Right Fly Tying Vise

Jan 15. 2017
We get a lot of questions from people who are just getting into fly tying about what kind of vise they should purchase, and whether or not they need all the bells and whistles of a high dollar rota
Video

Bouncing Bomb Fly

Jan 14. 2017
Join Ben Bangham and Lewis from Experience Fishing and learn how to tie a Bouncing Bomb Fly and then take it to Millets Farm Lakes to give it a go.
Video

2016 Kids Trout Camp

Aug 18. 2016
The annual Vermont TU Kids trout camp took place at Jackson's Lodge in NE Kingdom.
Video

My First Year Fly Fishing

Aug 18. 2016
Twelve months, five species, thousands of casts and billions of wind-knots later, I have a new obsession.
Video

Beginner's Guide to Pike Fly Fishing

Jun 5. 2016
The film is in Swedish but has English subtitles.
Article

A guide to fly-fishing for pike

Nov 29. 2015
Easy Fly-fishing for pike is easily accessible and requires simple gear and few skills - and it's so rock and roll!
Read the article here
Article

What is a fly rod?

Dec 30. 2013
Start here Fly rods are fishing rods built specifically for fly-fishing and are similar to any fishing rod in many ways, but also very different.
More about fly rods here
Article

What is fly-fishing?

Dec 29. 2013
Start here This article tries to explain in simple terms what it is to fish with a fly - fly-fish or flyfish.
Read the explanation here

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