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An assortment of finished trout flies laid out on white — nymphs, a Pheasant Tail, a parachute dry, a caddis, and an egg pattern

Why Your Flies Cost Twice What They Used To

Trout flies held near $2 for twenty-five years. Now they're $3–$4.50 and climbing. Here's the actual reason — tariffs on hand-tied imports — and what it changes at the counter.

July 21, 20266 min read

Fisherman sitting on a rock at an alpine lake surrounded by Colorado pine forest at Emerald Lake

The History of Fly Fishing — And What It Still Teaches Us

From a Macedonian hook dressed with red wool to a Blowtorch nymph in a Deckers seam — 2,000 years of fly fishing, and why none of it is ancient history.

June 29, 20269 min read

A father and his young son walking hand in hand up the trail into Eleven Mile Canyon on the way to the water

Father's Day on the Water

A Father's Day letter to my son — what fly fishing taught me about being his dad, and the hours that matter more than any fish.

June 21, 20265 min read

A camo-clad bowhunter drawing a compound bow against a blazing sunset — the stillness and one-shot focus that carry over to the river

Bow Hunting Made Me a Better Fly Fisher

What bow hunting elk, mule deer, and whitetail in Colorado taught me about wind, stillness, and the one-shot cast — and how it shows up on the South Platte.

June 9, 20268 min read

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