The Fly Rod-breakin’ Blues - Joe Mahler
At one time or another in every fly fisher’s life he will find himself quietly looking down at a broken rod. That sinking feeling. Maybe it was a favorite, or maybe it’s the night before a bonefish...
Fly Fishing Knots - The Improved Clinch Knot
Improved Clinch Knot - Joe Mahler The improved clinch, to me. Is the ’57 Chevy of knots. There are sleeker and stronger knots, but this one is the classic. When properly tied, seated, and tightened...
How To Tie The Slim Beauty Knot
The slim beauty is one of the most popular fly fishing knots in use today. It is a great knot for connecting class tippets to shock tippets as well as tippet sections to butt sections. This knot is...
It is the end of the fishing season in Patagonia Argentina. Two of my buddies, Marcos Hlace, Diego Soto and myself decided to fish for the mighty migratory trout at the upper Limay River, a must to...
Fly Casting - Sharpen Your Shooting
Double your line length in a single cast without false casting Any fly fisher knows that stripping in and lengthening – or “shooting” line – is part of the fly-fishing process. Understanding how an...
Fly Rod Building Resource Page
Join our Epic Fly Rod Building Kit Forum on Facebook here. This group is specifically for building Epic Ready To Wrap Fly Rod Kits - Please note: it is not a general fly rod building group