A family fly fishing trip to the beautiful Colorado Rocky Mountains Several years ago I had a call from a North Carolina man named Jerry Maslar who said he wanted to know if Angie and I would sell Perfect Fly Company. The answer was no, but after meeting him in person, I encouraged him to form his own fly fishing company. After a brief time… Read More »Drew Maslar, like Father and Grandfather
If you plan on fly fishing for trout, you better get used to the term “(the name of the stream) flies”. For example, Madison River trout flies. Although the name infers there’s something unique about the flies you need to fish that stream, there isn’t. The purpose of the fly is to fool the trout into taking it for one of the insects or other… Read More »Choosing the Right Fly
During the late Summer and early Fall, many trout streams become very low due to the lack of rainfall. In these cases, if the air temperatures become very hot, trout streams can get low of oxygen in bad condition and fishing can become very tough and stressful on the trout when you are successful in hooking one. If the water temperature is not too warm… Read More »Fishing for Trout during the Summer in Low Clear Water
Some anglers tend to want to avoid fishing during the so called “dog days” of summer. Dog Days are usually considered to be the hottest days of the year ranging from about the second week of July to the middle of August. In ancient times, people associated the heat during this period with the concurrent rising of Sirius, nicknamed “the dog star. When it comes… Read More »Catching Trout During The Dog Days Of Summer
By James Marsh We want to republish this older post on fly fishing during the summer months and warmer water. Our hottest selling product: Flies and Stream and Species Fly Selections We have our own line of products for fly fishing including our own fly patterns as well as our own line of fly rods, fly reels, fly lines, leaders and tippets, vest… Read More »Summertime Fly Fishing Tips
Perfect Fly May 2022 Fly Fishing Journal Articles: How Trout See Flies Hiding From Trout Fishing the Hatches Featured Products: Bottom of page How Trout See Flies By James Marsh To understand why trout will take a particular fly at certain times andplaces and not take it at other times and places, you first must understand thebasics of how the trout sees a fly… Read More »May 2022 Perfect Fly Fishing Journal
Perfect Fly Fishing Journal – February 2022 Index: Euro/Czech Stye Nymph Fishing Tips on Fishing Tailwaters During Late Winter-Early Spring Months Why Use Perfect Flies Aquatic Insects – Imitating Black Flies Perfect Fly Selections Euro/Czech Style Nymph Fishing A recently popular fly fishing method but one that has been around for years and one that goes by many different names is most recently called… Read More »February 2022 Issue of the Perfect Fly Fishing Journal
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Fishing for steelhead during the winter is usually good due to the fact there are usually a lot of fish in the river and few anglers pursuing them. Most of the year river levels are fairly predictable but winter water conditions fluctuate a lot. Each stream will fish best when the water is neither very high nor very low. Small rivers and streams will… Read More »Tips on Winter Steelhead Fishing
The Match the Hatch kit and individual tools are for those of you that want to learn to catch more fish by matching what’s the most plentiful and available trout foods. The Streamside Match-The-Hatch, match nymphs and larvae that hasn’t hatched yet and those insects that have hatched and died on the water Kit. Packed in a rip-stop nylon belt pouch, each Match-The-Hatch Kit includes:… Read More »New Match the Hatch Tools and Kits