The Drift

The dog days of summer have taken hold in the Rockies, driving us to seek refuge from the heat at higher altitude. It’s at the cold alpine lakes lined with willows and krumholtz that we’ve been hun...

We outfitted our friends at Tailwaters Fly Fishing in Texas for their excursion in South America earlier this year. They put several products to the test while bouncing from lodge to lodge and ...

With a firm grasp on the Stillwater fundamentals detailed in Part 1 and Part 2 of our Stillwater 101 posts, we hope you’ve been putting in the miles to practice your new skillset.  At its core, fly...

If you missed part 1 of this series, click here to read the first installment. After you’ve done your preliminary research and have arrived at the destination, how will you fish it?  Techniques F...

Stillwater fishing conjures confusion for many anglers but excitement for those in know. Once you’ve cracked the stillwater code, nothing is more exciting than ice off and the magical months that f...

The Fly BoxBristol, Tennessee Take a full-service fly shop, rotating beers on tap, and a badass deli. Put them all together and you get The Fly Box—sandwiches, beer, and fly fishing…bliss.     ...

THE THREE RULES OF WINTER FLY FISHING Get the most out of yo...

The Crackleback Midge was born during a fall trip to Wyoming, when the hatches were so ridiculous that it still makes us smile. Since then, this fly has become our go-to pattern during the colder ...

  As humans, leeches are far from our favorite thing to find swimming in a lake or stream or worse, latched on to your leg sucking the life out of you. They’re nasty. But anywhere they are found, ...