Musky Poppers

The top water theme at the CARF Outdoors vise continues!   Here we have some XL sized poppers ready to hunt.  Their mission, to make […]

I’ve Got The Hook Up

My homie UA Dave hooked me up with some medium sized popper heads with eyes.  Just add a hook decorated accordingly and water.  Bass and […]

CLOUSERS – A DAMN GOOD FLY

Other than the tried and true effectiveness of the woolly bugger, the clouser minnow is one of the most versatile and effective fly patterns out there.  A true […]

Field & Stream Hook Shots

Have you ever heard of Field & Stream Hook Shots? Well, you should have.  Joe Cermele and Captain Eric Kerber have been making, in my […]

Driftless Winter 2016: Part Two

Day Two When I walked out of the hotel to my car, I noticed that we got some rain overnight.  One of the streams we […]

Driftless Winter 2016: Part One

Day One My friend Adam and I have been trying to get out and fish this winter.  We were thinking steelhead in Michigan or Wisconsin, […]

DPR Northern Pike – A Winter Float

My homies UA Dave, Adam Alexander, and their buddy Chris got out the Des Plains River this past weekend.  Being the end of January, the […]

Cold Hands and Panfish

The wind, it’s unforgiving and cuts right through you like White Castle sliders on a Saturday morning.  You’re freezing cold, and you’re unsure you have […]

IF4 – Chicago Stop

The International Fly Fishing Film Festival will be back in town in 2016, thanks to hosting sponsors a Tight Loop Magazine (+atightloop), DUN Magazine (+Jen Ripple) , and Fly […]

Big Flies Need Big Hooks

Fur + Feathers + Flash = A recipe for big fish. Materials Hook – Partridge Universal Predator X size 8/0 Bucktail – Red and Black Flashabou – Crystal […]