Archives for June 2018

BC West Availability Update
Insert, you. Photo: Tom Larimer. We interrupt your regularly scheduled Deneki program to announce that we have a few unexpected openings to fish the fabled Dean...

AquaTalon Swing Hooks
Love the fish you fish for. Photo: Kyle Shea. Our good friends from Aqua Flies have teemed up once again with our pal and Alaska West...

Old Head Cement for Tougher Flies
Liquid durability. Photo: Stuart Foxall. A couple months back, our pal and world renowned fly tyer, Stuart Foxall, showed us a clever way to repair split...

River Etiquette
Be respectful out there. Photo: TU screenshot. Fly fishing is a fraternity, and the level of camaraderie that can develop between two complete strangers upon learning...

The Stain Remover – Tying Instructions
Stain free. Photos: Daniel Cope. A while back our pal, Daniel Cope, gave us a great fly tying step by step on his go-to pattern for...

Better Backcast Presentations – Part 5: Forgotten Fundamentals
Don't forget the fundamentals. Photo: Hollis Bennett. Today is our fifth and final post of our tip series on better backcast presentations. So far we've touched...

We Have Water
A lot of water.. Photo: Lucas Young. This just in.. Fish need water. That's a really good thing, because we have a lot of it this...

The Finer Points of Tying Blood Knots from Hatch Outdoors
Tie 'em right! Photo: Kyle Shea. When it comes to tying leaders or attaching tippet, the blood knot is one of the most widely used knots...