Kirk Deeter explores “improvisational” flies and how to fish them: “My favorite improv fly of all time is the Muddler Minnow. Strip it under the surface streamer style, and it looks like a sculpin or some other baitfish. Grease it … more →

Yeti Coolers, in conjunction with Simms Fishing Products and Headhunters fly shop, is hosting another monthly photo contest with some pretty cool prizes.  In order to enter, participants must email a fishing picture with a caption explaining the picture and … more →

In his weekly column, Kirk Deeter says: “I receive hundreds of calls and emails every week from folks lamenting that fly fishing just cannot break through to mainstream ‘pop’ culture. Granted, the fly world had a brush with pop culture … more →

Do you suffer from stage fright when fishing with others? “So you make a bad cast. You whiff. You punt the fish. So what?” asks Kirk Deeter in his weekly Fly Fishing Jazz column. Anyone who’s fished with guide looking … more →

“Fly Fishing Jazz” columnist Kirk Deeter talks about what it takes to move from being an angler who happens to write to being a writer who fishes.  Most of all, he says, it’s about rolling the miles and creating the … more →