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So, you’ve decided to teach your kids to fly fish., father and two sons fly fishing with dog in river

So, you’ve decided to teach your kids to fly fish.

So, you’ve decided to teach your kids to fly fish. Chris Opfer   You’re super into fly fishing. You watch every YouTube channel, you have all the latest gear, and your local fly shop lovingly refers to you as a “shop rat.” Well, lucky for us parents, we get to pass on this amazing hobby …

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Skinny Jeans - Selecting your first Euro rod., sunlight floats through an image of a Euro rod resting on natural brush in a river

Skinny Jeans – Selecting your first Euro rod.

Skinny Jeans – Selecting your first Euro rod. By Chris Opfer   So, you’ve decided you like wearing tight pants, flat-billed hats, and you have an odd, inexplicable desire to go find a disco hall somewhere. Your first euro rod is in your very near future. There are so many great rod manufacturers on the …

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Just a Pinch –Pinching your Barbs, photo of pinched barb

Just a Pinch – Pinching your Barbs

Just a Pinch – Pinching your Barbs Chris Opfer   My earliest memory, aside from falling down the stairs in a walking trainer is fishing. I remember we were in a small tributary of some kind. My father handed me a fishing pole after casting it out into the river. He told me that under …

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Float Fishing Gear Guide — Part 2: The Gear you need and the gear you “need.”, boat with float fishing gear on top in front of a river

Float Fishing Gear Guide — Part 2: The Gear you need and the gear you “need.”

Float Fishing Gear Guide — Part 2: The Gear you need and the gear you “need.” Chris Opfer   You’ve gone and created your “river craft” savings account at your local bank and you’ve saved every month until now. Maybe you’ve sold some of those unnecessary items around your house like your lawn mower, your …

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Float Fishing Guide Part 1 — The Boat, brown dog in green float fishing boat surrounded by fishing gear on the bank of a river

Float Fishing Guide Part 1 — The Boat

Floating Gear Guide Part 1: The Boat Chris Opfer   You’ve decided you need to reach the pinnacle of fly fishing prowess. You already have all the expensive rods, the Abel nippers to go with your Abel reel, and you can find the word “guide” on all of your fly fishing apparel. It’s time for …

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So, You Think You Can Fish…

So, You Think You Can Fish… My dad came into my room at about 4 a.m. and told me it was time to go. I was 12 and my youth wanted me to stay in bed, but my future was calling. My dad and my uncle had rented a car to make the 4+ hour …

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Changing Waters

Changing Waters By Tyler Banker     Waders? Yes. Boots? Yes. Rods and reels? Yes. Pack? Yes. Net? Oops, no, where’s my net? You systematically place all your gear in your vehicle (Here are a couple great options for gear storage so you don’t leave anything behind: Yakoda Gear Transport and Cimarro Duffel Bag.) You’ve …

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The Golden (Trout) Rule: A Guide to Fly Fishing Etiquette for the New and Experienced Alike

The Golden (Trout) Rule: A Guide to Fly Fishing Etiquette for the New and Experienced Alike By Chris Opfer If you want to live in a civilized society, people must be civil to each other. “Thanks, Captain Obvious,” you say. We all know this. Yet every day, we see those drivers who cut others off …

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All You Need to Know About Choosing Quality Fly Fishing Wading Gear

All You Need to Know About Choosing Quality Fly Fishing Wading Gear  By Mark Sassi I have been standing in rivers fly fishing for 49 years and have been lucky to experience what a great set of waders has to offer. I also have been very let down by getting to wear waders that would …

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Becoming a Euro Dork

Becoming a Euro Dork When I first picked up a fly rod all those years ago, I could not have imagined there was more to it than plopping down an oversized dry fly and waiting for a fish to feed – or that I’d become a Euro dork, myself. Several years later, I was introduced …

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