One of my friends saw that I was on the Carf #icatchsmallfishtour2018 and invited me along to go fish some of his favorite brook trout water...

This is Drew .  He likes to tie flies and fish for trout. Drew admiring a musky fly. Drew is also a big fan of playing with my cam...

Found myself in Wisconsin with some time to spare, so, I did the logical thing.... I went trout fishing.  I was out and about enjoying the ...

Since moving to Minnesota, I have been trout fishing more in the past 3 months than I have the past 4 years when I lived back in Illinois. ...

The Spring Edition of Tenkara Angler is out, and if you haven't yet, I suggest you check it out.  Whether you're a Tenkara angler o...

Bored at work, and need something to pass the time?  The North 40 Fly Shop eMag is out.  There are some great articles in there, and m...

While at the fly fishing expo, I purchased some much needed proven trout flies from Matt Ebbers .  On the way back to Chicago, Dave, and I ...

Part Two of the River Falls Fly Fishing Expo. I would just like to start off by saying, it was really great meeting and talking with ev...

Before the River Falls Fly Fishing Expo.  UA Dave and I decided to forego the early set up of our tables, and fish a stream that flowed on ...

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 were planning on fi...

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, a...

Earlier this week, I swapped out the hooks on my tying desk from the big 8/0 hooks I use for musky and pike, for size a size 14. I love to t...

Right before winter last year, I purchased a furled leader from Streamside Furled Leaders at the Early Show hosted by the Illinois Smallmo...

This winter definitely sucks. The snow keeps falling. It gets colder and colder. My cabin fever rises I am beginning to lose patients. That ...