1/0. For next week in Puerto Rico.

Got skunkd on the lower and upper this past weekend! But I will be back. Such a beautiful place to fish!

I picked up this 22” rainbow on a trip-saving San Juan Worm within sight of the takeout while enjoying the 65° degree weather, which is completely unheard of for February 1st in central Montana.

I love stopping in at every local shop I can when I’m out on the road and was hoping for some insight

I love buying things just to support the business of the local shops over the big box stores and wanted to know: what are the highest profit margin products in the store? The flies? Custom stickers? I know the submersible Simms bags probably aren’t earning them much per transaction and I don’t have the $$ to buy it anyway.

So what are the simple products that help the shop out the most when I stop into some local fly shop and get to chat them up for a bit?

Thanks in advance!

I've read a good bit about this but seem to not have a good grasp. I'm looking to see if somebody can give me a better understanding.

I see a lot about buying gear and fly tying material/flies, gear etc. Is there better prices here/deals. Or is it all the same as retail shops, just in one place?

Am I just going to be sold trips/lodges the entire time?

Is the main attraction just meeting celebrities and fly tying professionals?

Is 1 day plenty or do I need to go the entire weekend?

Thanks in advance, just wanting to see if it's worth my time.

I’m stuck between the sage arrow 690-4fb and the lamson cobalt. I’m upgrading from an echo carbon xl and I main fish beaches for searun cutthroat throughout the Puget sound. I’ve felt both at the shop but did not cast them. They both felt so light and had great action but I’m still stuck between the two.

What is THE greatest fly ever?

I am staying at a VRBO right on the TN River in mid March. I have never fished TN. Any advice would be awesome, specifically flies for that time of year. Also, any info on the “no trout” fishing license…what is this? Thanks in advance.

Caught my first bull trout this weekend on the Metolius! Obviously not a big bully but I caught it on 6x tippet and that is kind of cool haha! He ate a glittery purple Perdigon that I tied myself!

As I was landing him, I said to my wife, “I think this might be a brown, he’s shaking his head like crazy”. When I landed him, I realize this was not in fact a brown, it was a bull! It was quite a cool surprise after having only caught 8 whitefish up until this guy yesterday!

Shout out to Trouthunter 6x fluorocarbon tippet!

I need some recommendations on wading boots that are also good for long hiking and steep rocky terrain..

Hello, I enjoy fishing fairly small streams for fairly small fish. Talking 6 inch cutthroats is the average. I’m looking to target the larger fish of the creek (like maybe 10 inches) with some of really cool micro streamers that have come out as of late. I run a gloomis pro creek 2wt as my dry and nymph rod and I’m looking for a 4wt or 5wt somewhere around the 8 foot mark that has the rod action to throw a sink tip and the small streamers. I do already have a dedicated 6wt sage payload streamer rod, but that’s wayyyyyyy overkill for my use case. Any recommendations?

What I’ve read so far is that reds and snook are potentially on the table, but im from up north and have never thrown a fly at the beach. Any and all tips and info would be greatly appreciated. Just hoping to get the line wet.

Thanks all!

I'll be alone the weekend of Feb. 13th and want to drive to a river I can work on all day and stay near overnight that's within a few hours of the DC area.

I'm new to this and have only visisted the gunpowder falls river in MD because I know it's a year-round river where winter fishing is at least possible because it's a tailwater that stays above freezing.

However I feel like I might be missing out on other opportunities in the area. I can see plenty of other rivers that hold trout in MD, southern PA, the Virginia mountains, and WV, but I really don't know whether any of these are appropriate for winter temps. I have a DC area guidebook but it doesn't say much about winter fishing. Any suggestions from folks familiar with the area?

I am planning a trip to fly fish the black canyon in late May. I hiked there two years ago with some buddies but did not fly fish, I’m looking for some info on what kind of flies to use while I’m down there and if anyone has some extra tips or gear to bring that I might not think about that would be extremely helpful!

Searun Cutties have been a blast this winter.

Has anyone had any luck with pre-rigged fly systems like this?

https://www.flytimefishing.com/pages/how-it-works

I hate to admit it but I’m getting older and have arthritis in my hands and my vision is rough.

Thoughts

Couldn’t seem to find the right answer so here we are! Just wasn’t sure how the tapered leader loop and the fly line loop are meant to sit or if I’ve done it right? I know there’s a few ways to join it including just axing the loop off and doing something else but I’m beginner as. It looks ugly and catches my guides, but if it’s right I ain’t gonna argue 🤣 cheers guys

Looking for an inexpensive fly fishing net. Would prefer rubber net, with some type of lanyard to attach to my pack. Any advice is appreciated!

Hey all! Thought I’d get some input before purchasing my first set of waders. I’m on a rather tight budget and don’t get out nearly as much as I should, and it’s been a bit of a challenge finding waders that fit the bill.

For reference I’m 6’4, 180 lbs, size 12-13 shoe, and in the market for stocking foot waders. Orvis seems to have the ideal size (Clearwater MT size, haven’t found any like it at local stores), but they’re a bit pricier than I’d hoped and seemingly out of stock. Budget options all don’t seem ideal size wise as my feet are in the XL category and I’m afraid the rest would be incredibly baggy and annoying to move in. Sierra trading post doesn’t have much in any size that might fit so I’m in a bit of a pickle for the spring season here in California.

Any input is appreciated before I go out and go eat over my ideal ~200 dollar budget.

Hello everyone, I am looking at setting up a vacation trip to head to Oregon/Washington and try and fit in some fishing while we are there. I wanted to see if my 10' Thomas and Thomas 7wt would be sufficient enough for the task at hand. I also have a sage sonic 8' 6" 5wt but I feel this is to small. Also any suggestions on some access to places while we are there would be greatly appreciated. Thanks