Friday night of the American Fly Fishing Trade Association’s International Fly Tackle Dealer Show always brings out copious amounts of beer and some big announcements. The past two years, it’s included the big reveal of where next year’s show’s going to take place. That didn’t happen this year, and many believe it will never happen. [...]
Fishing with Fly Lines
Tenkara Anglers Outsmarting Regulations To Fish “Fly Only” Streams in New York
Disclaimer: GoFISHn does not endorse breaking any fish or wildlife laws. But, believe it or not, it is illegal to use Tenkara on fly only streams in New York State. According to the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation, their regulations state that only “traditional” fly rod, fly reel, and fly line. The problem is that [...]
Stripers on the Susquehanna Flats
There are now some striped bass on the Susquehanna Flats. I have been fishing and guiding there since 3/30/12 and both fly and light tackle equipment has been productive. I enjoyed guiding Mike Formanek and Ralph Mitchell yesterday and they landed 26 stripers while fly fishing. The most productive flies were a 3″ clouser sinking [...]
AnglerSurvey.com Unveils Top Fishing Gear Brands and Trends
Every year, outdoors numbersmiths, Southwick and Associates, come out with their list of the most popular gear for anglers. Not a lot has changed in the two years since we last looked at the numbers, but it does seem that anglers are starting to diversify the companies they're supporting. But, Shimano is still the top [...]
The Best Flyfishing Gear of 2011
Back in August, GoFISHn was busy manning the Social Media Lounge at the American Fly Fishing Trade Association's International Fly Tackle Dealer show in New Orleans. But that doesn't mean we didn't get to check out all the awesome new gear there. While this is very late, here is the list of all the best [...]
New England Patriots Lineman Matt Light Takes Teammates Fly Fishing, Shooting
Matt Light, in support of his Light Foundation, which encourages responsibility in kids through participation in outdoor sports, brought some New England Patriots out to mingle with the fans, raise money, wet a fly line, and shoot a few sporting clays in his 7th Annual Matt Light Celebrity Shootout. It looks like Vince Wilfork got [...]
Small Stream Trout Fishing? Think Again
Through the first minute of this video, this fly fisherman seems to be having a respectable day: a decent brown trout caught an released. The second minute, well… defies belief. You've got to see it for yourself. Enjoy. -Rick BachVia: Orvis What do you do when a tarpon's ripping fly line off your reel and [...]
How to Overcome a Huge Tarpon Tangle
You're not supposed to be able to land a tarpon with a bird's nest in your fly line, but from the looks of this video, posted by Ganesh Chatani on Vimeo, you can. Watch how this angler overcomes what would be a nightmare for most of us to land this tarpon on the fly. -Rick [...]
Pre-Season Preparations
As winter is slowly unleashing its grasp on most of us and our thoughts change from skiing to fishing, it is important to take a few moments, gather our wits, and ease into our spring fishing. Here are some tips – a few oldies but also some newbies – that will jump-start your angling curve this [...]
Are You the Best Caster? Test Your Skills at the Fly Casting Championships
We shared some jaw-dropping video of Braide Sessions (great fishing name!) casting fly line with just his hands better than anyone on the GoFISHn team can cast with a rod. Well, this skilled caster is looking for people who can cast better than he can at the All Cast Fly Casting Championships. The championship has [...]
