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April Fly Fishing in Montana - The Clark Fork

Jake Hensley with a cutthroat from The Clark Fork in Montana   Sometimes in life, the stars line up against our fishing plans, and that has been the case for me since early fall.  The good news, ...

Fly Fishing for Monster Stillwater Trout by the Light of the Moon

By Paul Laemmlen Please enjoy our guest blog from our friend and customer Paul Laemmlen.  This really is a great read and makes you think about some overlooked opportunities for giant trout.     F...

Wisdom That Comes From the Best Sport on Earth

  It's Called Fishing Not Catching:  This blog post is in partnership with our friends at Riversmith, a fly rod roof rack manufacturer based out of Boulder, CO.  Check them out! How many times hav...

Alaskan Salmon on the Fly

Bryan Butcher in Alaska, with a Pink Salmon Caught on El Jefe We thought we would try something different in this blog post, and do a guest blog featuring one of our long time friends and cu...

Fly Fishing High Mountain Lakes, Near Boulder Colorado

    I’ve been super excited to go fishing with an incredible guy from Trout Unlimited that I’ve worked with for a number of years, Tim Romano.  Tim is an entrepreneur that helps Trout Unlimited w...

DIY on The Blue River in Colorado

   The Blue River, Near Silverthorn, CO   Business trips to Denver are fantastic for a number of reasons, but for people like me, I get a chance to tack on a bit of fly fishing.  This trip in earl...

Epic Day Fly Fishing The Missouri River, Near Craig, Montana

Spring in Montana can be very interesting to say the least as far as weather goes.  Our family took a little trip to Missoula to visit our daughter and spend Mother’s Day in the mountains.  We hav...

Floating The Bitterroot Near Missoula, Montana: Day 1

You never know what sort of weather you’re going to get when you fish in late March in Montana.  Fortunately, I lucked out and got fantastic weather.  I’ve been planning another couple of days fish...

Great Hike & Fly Fishing on Rock Creek Near Missoula, Montana

  Jeff Ditsworth, Owner of Pescador on the Fly & His Daughter Juliet on Rock Creek, Near Missoula   There are so many great places to explore in the state of Montana.  One that I’ve always wan...

February 2022 Fly Fishing The White River, Arkansas - Day 1

  Jeff Ditsworth and one of many trout caught that day.   For our first fishing adventure of the year, we headed down to the world famous White River in Arkansas.  I spent a few evenings on the vi...

February 2022 White River, Arkansas Fly Fishing Adventure - Day 2

  22 Inch Brown on The White River, Arkansas   Maybe it‘s the fact that I’ve been coming down to fish The White River in February, but it seems like it always snows while I’m here.  My friends at ...

December Driftless Trout on the One Weight El Jefe Wild

  El Jefe Wild with a Driftless Brown Trout   Around a year ago, a friend of ours reached out to ask if we have ever considered building a series of super small combos, specifically the 0-2 weight...