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Well, it had to happen. Summer 2009 we had COOL weather and LOTS of rain and the Trout fishing was EPIC. 2010 we have NO water and it is HOT as hel...

John Kavanaugh joins us again for this week's fly tying video and twists up the Last Chance Cornuta Cripple. This is fly is John's take on Rene Har...

For this week's Fly Tying Video we are super fortunate to have our good friend John Kavanaugh. John joins the podcast with his Saltwater Fly Patter...

Arie A. Galles, Professor of Painting and Drawing at Soka University of America, explains the process that he goes through to create his "Reflected...

This week we drop video from BUG WEEK 2011! Wow, the Catskills were ON FIRE this year. The morning Olives decided not to roll, so we *GASP* nymphed...

For this week's fly tying video, John Collins and I revisit the Electric Caddis. This was one of our first videos way back when people still had ca...

This week Jeff Blood ties up the Blood Dot. This is hands down, the best egg pattern out there. This is a great fly in the fall and spring when egg...

This week's fly fishing video is a companion piece to my article "Bug Week" in KYPE magazine Vol. 3 issue #1. This video captures the sights and so...

Tim Rajeff of Echo Fly Rods doing a useful trick cast.

I am mad about this fly. When I say that I mean I am ANGRY! Eric Stroup has once again NAILED a super simple and effective guide style fly pattern....

I am super excited to have Mike Schmidt on the podcast! Mike is a hell of a fly tyer, and he kind of specializes in streamers. I am talking about t...

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In 2009 we had all the water in the world. The East Coast also enjoyed nice cool weather all summer long. There were a mere 5 ...