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Join Our Stream Clean-Up Initiative with Trout Unlimited

Embrace Sustainability: Join Our Stream Clean-Up Initiative with Trout Unlimited   At Pescador on the Fly, we’re excited to announce a partnership with our esteemed friends at Trout Unlimited—an ...

Exploring the Beauty of Fly Fishing in Iowa’s Driftless Region

Nestled away in the heartland of the United States lies a hidden gem for fly fishing enthusiasts – the enchanting Driftless Region of Iowa. With its pristine spring creeks, lush landscapes, and ab...

Fly Fishing The Blackfoot River in Montana in April 2023

Bull Trout Caught and Quickly Released Waking up to snow on the ground in Montana in April is not out of the ordinary.  Jake picked me up at the Doubletree around 8:00 and we headed out of town...

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...

Family Hike, With A Side of Fly Fishing Near Bend, Oregon

  Hiking Smith Rock, Oregon   Our family was searching for a new place to visit and explore and we decided to head out to Oregon.  The main reason for this choice was because our daughter is worki...

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...

Trout Hero Bags - Trout Unlimited Partnership

  Trout Hero Bags   We’ve recently partnered with our friends at Trout Unlimited to help build a new habit for anglers.  Small acts, repeated constantly over time, by many anglers can add up to MA...

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...

Fall Streamer Fishing on The Upper Clark Fork, Montana

  Jeff Ditsworth, Owner of Pescador on the Fly with a Montana Brown Trout   Fall is one of my favorite times of the year to fish.  The leaves are changing colors, wildlife is on the move, and the ...

Monster Carp on the Fly

  Giant Fly Caught Carp on a 37 Inch Net…WOW   Sometimes you just need to drop everything, grab your fly fishing gear, and head to the river.  Because you never know what you are going to run into...

Flats Fishing in Key West, Florida

  El Jefe Salt Series   My wife Heather has been looking at a website a buddy of mine turned us onto called scottscheapflights.com.  He tells me he's able to book super cheap flights for his famil...

Beautiful Morning Fly Fishing Lake Taneycomo, Branson, MO

Fly fishing on the famous tailwater of Lake Taneycomo, near Branson, Missouri is a hidden gem in the midwest.  Fishing hear can be a bit tricky because it mainly depends on water generation coming ...

Lake Taneycomo Streamer Fishing at Night

  Large Rainbow Trout Caught at Night on Lake Taneycomo, Branson Missouri   Lake Taneycomo is a world famous tailwater that flows out of Table Rock Lake in Southern Missouri, near Branson.  This t...

Montana Backcountry Camping & Fly Fishing Adventure: Part 3

    One of the best parts of camping in the mountains is exploring new lakes.  We checked a GPS prior to heading up into the mountains, and noticed a couple of lakes straight up the river from whe...

Montana Backcountry Camping & Fly Fishing Adventure: Part 2

  Snake River Cutthroat Caught on El Jefe in Keyser Brown Lake, Montana   Waking up in a meadow right next to a crystal clear mountain lake, surrounded by mountains is something we should all expe...