7 Tips to Get You Through Winter Nathan Leavitt December 24, 2013 Fly Fishing Tips & Tricks Winter is here and with the cold weather comes more time spent indoors. We've put together a few tips that may help you pass the time until your favorite spring spot is ready! If you have more tips please...
Kareem Abdul and the Lake Trout Nathan Leavitt November 25, 2013 Fish Stories 6 Comments Sometimes you get 'em and some times you don't. We fished all through the night and into the early morning. The action ebbed and flowed through the night with long cold spells and moments of action. I even had...
OSF @ IF4 – Change of Pace Nathan Leavitt November 20, 2013 Fish Stories, OSF Video Edits 6 Comments So earlier this summer we headed North with our good friend Spencer Higa to do some fishing. It was somewhat of a last-minute trip but we went with the intentions of doing a bit of filming. Anyway, we're...
Spring the best streamer season? Phil Tuttle November 18, 2013 Fly Fishing Tips & Tricks 7 Comments I wanted to throw out a little learned biological knowledge that I have picked up while studying and reading. I like you guys so I'll keep it real... and short. I can assure you that it will add another...
Thrown into the Fire Nathan Leavitt November 5, 2013 Fish Stories, Popular 2 18 Comments Recently, I realized that my little brother and I don't see each other as often as we should. I'm a busy dad of three and he's a hard-working fireman who's prepping for med school. After coming to this...
One on One Nathan Leavitt September 30, 2013 Fish Stories 4 Comments When you have kids you don't get many opportunities to get out on any adventures without the kiddos. Our first son came much earlier than we originally planned and we wanted to keep our kids close in age so...
Long-Awaited Alaska Derek Olthuis September 24, 2013 Fish Stories 3 Comments I had begun to feel like Frank Smethurst dreaming of far-off Russia. But then there I was eating dinner in Naknek, Alaska with one of the last members of the Aleut tribe, Paul Boskoffsky. Alaska, the final...
#fishingandstuff Nathan Leavitt August 20, 2013 Fish Stories, Memorable Fish, One-Hit Wonders, OSF Video Edits 11 Comments The fly fishing world is funny nowadays. That's mostly a good thing. More and more people are getting out and getting after it. More and more of those same folks are choosing to share their love for fly...
Ante Up: Locating Trophy Trout Waters Derek Olthuis August 14, 2013 Fly Fishing Tips & Tricks 11 Comments We all do it, faces pressed against the window every time we pass water. Admit it, it's ok, full grown man or not. All of us infected with the world's greatest disease have these side effects, fly fishing...
Bonefish: (From a Trout-Angler Perspective) Phil Tuttle July 15, 2013 Fish Stories, Memorable Fish, OSF Video Edits 5 Comments I hate to be too stereotypical, but if you are reading this, there's a good chance you fish mostly for trout.  So do we...  We get needy for different sorts of "pulls" from muskie, wipers, carp, etc., but...
Mega Muskie Roundup Extravaganza Spectacular Nathan Leavitt July 8, 2013 Fish Stories, Popular 14 Comments Pardon the extra load time on this post...it just happens to be a Mega Muskie Roundup Extravaganza Spectacular of the Century - which obviously contains a gratuitous amount of muskie porn....
9.7 Smith Techlite & Polarchromic Review Nathan Leavitt June 20, 2013 Gear Reviews 6 Comments Are you ever out on the water all freaking day long? Hopefully you are! Even if you're not you've probably fished during the day and lingered around until it starts to get dark. In years past I often found...
8.9 Smith Chief Sunglasses Review Nathan Leavitt June 20, 2013 Gear Reviews Spoiler alert! I love these glasses. I'm specifically talking about the Smith Chief with the Amber Polarchromic lenses. Most of that is due to the amazing optics and optimal fish viewing ability that the...
0 Smith Touchstone Glasses Review Derek Olthuis June 20, 2013 Gear Reviews 1 Comment Naked, or so I feel when my glasses are not with me for a day on the water. What is the most important piece of gear you bring to the river with the exception of your rod and reel? Without hesitation the...
Ante Up: Understanding Large Trout Derek Olthuis June 4, 2013 Fly Fishing Tips & Tricks 6 Comments Blah, Blah, Blah. "What are you talking about?" "Brown Trout" "Seriously? Brown Trout over 100 pounds? Are you high?" "That's right!"...
The Truth About Jurassic Lake Derek Olthuis May 29, 2013 Fish Stories 5 Comments Ok, so it's been a long time. Too long. Thanks to those that are still with us! We're back. We're back and we have a lot of goods in store so expect to be fed. We've got some great posts coming and we're...
Entomology Continued: the Concept of Drift Phil Tuttle February 27, 2013 Entomology 6 Comments Winter is dragging... Ice forces you to new waters. Instead of blindly grabbing your favorite nymph from your box and fishing an entire reach without as much as a look, you are actually lifting rocks,...
Intro to Entomology: Becoming a bug GEEK Phil Tuttle January 7, 2013 Entomology 9 Comments The air is cold, you pull out the heater, sit in your favorite chair, and begin to tie yet another supply of fishy arsenal. Synapses fire rapidly and you smile smugly, pondering next year's goals and the big...