knots

One Question: Knot Edition
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Alaska West Loop Knot
Simple, Cool, Knots. It sure seems like there are as many knots as the number of fish species we use them for. Every once in a while, we run into...

Know Your Knots
Featured photo credit Heather Hodson In fly fishing especially, it pays to know your knots. Knots are quite often overlooked in the grand scheme of things. All the attention is...

Gear Hack: Attach a Split Ring To Your Fishing Pliers
Not all 'gear' is expensive. Photo: Kyle Shea. It's been a while since we've presented you with a super cheap, embarrassingly simple, yet remarkably helpful gear...

Popper Fishing for Silvers – Tie Direct
Pop! Photo: Cole Leishman. It's silver season in our neck of the woods, and when it comes to fly fishing for silver salmon, there's no way...

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...

The Uni Knot – One Knot to Rule Them All
The most versatile fly fishing knot of all. Photo: Kyle Shea. There are many ways to lose a fish, but there's no way more disheartening than...

Attaching Fluorocarbon to Nylon (Mono) – Avoid Blood Knots
Rig up right. Photo: Kyle Shea. The debate over nylon monofilament and fluorocarbon leader and tippet material has been alive and well since fluorocarbon was first...