Author: johnnysain

This week's lineup covers the range. Sea-Run Fly & Tackle's beaded purple nymph is built for low-light, overcast days when high-contrast color is doing the work your visibility can't. AvidMax walks through the GFC Fly, a spare midge-style pattern that excels in the clear, pressured water of stillwaters and tailraces. Root River Rod Co shares their go-to...

This week's Tying Tuesday is a water-column master class: four patterns that collectively cover every feeding lane from the surface film to open water, giving you a complete toolkit as hatches begin to fire and predatory fish start pushing into the shallows. We start at the top with the Dyret, a buoyant Norwegian attractor tied with yearling deer hair that...

A settlement has produced an amended Environmental Resources Permit for a proposed rock mine in Florida's Everglades Agricultural Area, clarifying the project's approved scope and requiring new permits for any expansion—but the project survives, and Army Corps review is still pending. A February settlement among the Tropical Audubon Society, the Florida...

In the span of a few months, fly anglers secured the promise of access to miles of previously private water, saw a multi-year mining fight around a storied Georgia swamp conclude with public access on the table, and watched a new federal directive reframe how Interior Department lands are managed for hunting and fishing. The wins arrived through different...

This week's Tying Tuesday leans all the way into the surface, bringing you four patterns that cover the dry fly spectrum from classic to quirky: a soft-fur caddis built around a coyote mask, a foam hopper that's as fun to tie as it is to fish, a CDC soft hackle emerger designed specifically for the March Brown hatch, and a Catskill-style dry dressed with...

These aren’t theory—they’re practical adjustments that help you catch more fish, especially when conditions aren’t perfect. We cover: • Balloon indicator system (size, color, and setup tweaks) • A simplified blood knot approach • Cleaner dropper tag setups • A bonus rigging trick most anglers overlook If you’ve ever struggled with strike...

Are you just being lazy?

If you're planning a saltwater fly fishing trip for bonefish, redfish, tarpon, or permit, you cannot afford to step on the bow without a system. The difference between anglers who consistently get shots and those who miss opportunities almost always comes down to preparation and execution speed—not luck. In this video, Capt. Chris Myers of Central Florida...

From the moment we arrived, it was clear that this place is something special. The landscape in southern Iceland is absolutely mind-blowing, and the fishing? Even better.

Hope these videos bring to light how much fun native freshwater fish can be with a fly rod or any rod really.