The Drift - Fly Fishing, Fly Casting and Fly Rod Building

Epic Fly Rods, The Original Big Ass Glass.

Bring out the big guns.  The real deal. Since we first introduced big fiberglass fly rods over 10 years ago, we've seen many imitators producing budget gear in an attempt to replicate the Epic magi...

Bigger is Better - Big flies, Big fish, Big Fly Rods.

Big flies, Big fish, Big Fly Rods. The day I bought my first fly rod was the day I acquired my first vice. To me there was never a question in my mind, if I take up fly fishing, fly tying has to be...

Fly Casting - Accuracy Above All

 Fly fishing and fly casting - Accuracy above all. With Joe Mahler “Now, drop it in there again, but this time a quarter-inch to the left.” I had just placed my fly in a doormat-sized opening in t...

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...