Few people have inspired and meant so much to so many as the American flyfishing legend, industry insider, outdoors writer and fly tyer extraordinaire, René Harrop. A bottomless well of wisdom, René resides in Montana where he spends his time catching finicky and selective, wild rainbow trout on flies that he has conceptualized and perfected…
For the last year I have been building a home in SE Idaho. I didn’t want to do it. It would take too much of my time away from fishing. It would be too much work—work that I had been doing for a living for decades and that I was trying to get away from.…
With a passion for crafting intricately designed flies and a deep appreciation for the artistry and science behind fly fishing, Kim Mäki has become a respected figure in the fly fishing community. In this interview, we delve into Kim's journey into the world of fly tying, exploring the motivations, inspirations, and creative processes that drive…
Rising trout can create a real rollercoaster of emotions. They offer the promise of easy-to-locate fishing that are obviously feeding, but the myriad of technicalities around hatches, presentations, and capabilities as an angler can combine to make it seem like hooking one of these fish is an impossible task. And nowhere is this more evident…
“F**%^$CK YES!!!!” had no sooner left my mouth in a scream at the same time as I sank to my knees with my arms outstretched above my head in a remote creek of Montana. The cutthroat trout of a lifetime had just been scooped in the net. It took a number of minutes to actually land this monster…