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A Review of the Fishpond Tomahawk fly tying kit
Unless you are lucky enough to have an area at home devoted solely to fly tying, getting all your tools and materials out and ready is half the battle in getting that box filled up. But with the Tomahawk Fly Tying Kit, you can have everything organized ahead of time, all the time. Multiple see-through…
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A Review of the Fishpond Sweetwater Reel Case
Reels, tools, more reels, extra spools. You can let all that gear jostle around in your bag, getting misplaced and dinged as you rifle through looking for it. Or, you can use the Sweetwater Reel and Gear Cases to keep all that kit organized and safe – the padded sides and Fishpond signature molded tops…
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A trout dogs Busman’s Holiday
So you live and work in trout Mecca, any direction a guy chooses to drive there are miles and miles of pristine trout streams crawling with the adipose wearing beauties. So what does a shop guy do after helping folks find trout all week?? You can take the boy out of Texas but you can’t…
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Blackfoot River Fishing Report – 8/5
We’ll continue to ride this Spruce Moth wave until it dies out, which will inevitably happen, though hopefully not soon, because the fishing is great. Mornings and evenings are best, but out here we’re catching fish throughout the day when we hang some droppers. For dries use big elk hair caddis, spruce moth patterns,…
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Missouri River Fishing Report – 8/5
If you can stand the algae, the Missouri could fish pretty well for you this week. To avoid some of the green goo, stay above Craig. For dry flies, we’re looking at tricos, PMD cripples, standard Adams parachutes, midge clusters, elk hair caddis, parachute baetis, baetis button emergers, yellow sallies, and small flying ants.…
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Clark Fork River Fishing Report – 8/5
The Clark Fork has a sun problem. It also has a heat problem. So, naturally, it hasn’t been fishing as well as we would hope for the last few days. It’s still worth your time, but some clouds and cooler weather would be a welcome sight. Attractor dries and dry/dropper rigs are working really well,…
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Bitterroot Fishing Report – 8/5
The above-average flows on the Bitterroot are a welcome sight in preparation for the latter end of the summer. As with everywhere, mornings and evenings are when you’ll see the most productive fishing, especially on top. For dries, use PMDs, drakes, yellow sallies, caddis, Golden stones, hoppers, and other attractor patterns. For nymphs, use pheasant…
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Rock Creek Fishing Report – 8/5
As far as wade fishing is concerned, Rock Creek is the best local option available. It’s best to be out in the mornings and evenings. There are caddis hatches in the evening, and golden stones, PMDs, and yellow sallies available during the rest of the day. For dry flies, use chubby Chernobyls, stimulators, bullet head…
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Bitterroot Fishing Report – 8/2
The Bitterroot is well above average flows at this point. That should mean good things for later in the summer through the fall, and the wade fishing is still good. Fishing has been god above Darby and around Missoula, but somewhat hard to pin down outside of those areas. For dries, use PMDs, drakes, yellow…
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Clark Fork River Fishing Report – 8/2
The Clark Fork has been really consistent in the last few weeks. And that means good in the morning and evenings, quite slow in the afternoons. Attractor dries and dry/dropper rigs are working really well, along with PMDs, caddis, and yellow sallies when the occasion calls. For dries, use elk hair and Goddard caddis’ in…