Brian's Fly Fishing Blog

Another rainstorm ripped through our side of the country last week, muddying the rivers and bringing them up to unfishable levels once again. Maybe that’s why I’ve been thinking about ... Read More

I recently came across an interesting story in the Missoulian, which I read from time to time to see how the trout fishing is up in Big Sky Country. Missoula is ... Read More

How about the earlier post on NASCAR driver and fly fishing fan Ryan Newman? I wrote the entry on Newman the day before the Dayton 500, and the guy goes out ... Read More

Updating an earlier post, the California Fish and Game Commission has rejected a proposal to close the American River to steelhead fishing, according to the Stockton Record. The Northern California ... Read More

“Fishing and racing are as American as you can get.” Those are the words of NHRA legend Darrell Gwynn in a recent Orlando Sentinel story on the annual fishing tournaments that ... Read More

It’s Valentine’s Day, and everybody wants to know: “So when are you going to finally tie the knot?” I'm happily married myself, but for all my fellow anglers out there ... Read More

There's just something about catching that first fish – whether it's the first fish of the trip, the first fish of the year, or the first fish of your life. ... Read More

Finally, there’s some good news coming out of California about its unstable steelhead population. According to information gathered from the Department of Fish and Game’s Steelhead Fishing Report-Restoration Cards in ... Read More

As the snow begins to melt and the spring fishing season creeps closer, more and more anglers are scouting out their favorite rivers and trying to figure out when the ... Read More

Ever wonder where your town ranks among the top fishing destinations in the U.S.? Well, Field & Stream magazine might have your answer. The February issue of the magazine lists ... Read More

In keeping up with the what-anglers-can-do-when-it's-freezing-out theme of late, The Fly Fishing Show is another popular trade event geared specifically toward fly fishers. The Fly Fishing Show has West and ... Read More

Valentine's Day is almost here, and it's time to start thinking about gifts for our loved ones. Chocolate and flowers are always safe bets, but if you really want to show ... Read More

When the weather turns and the fly fishing slows in the winter, I usually recommend that anglers try something new like taking in a fly-tying class, a lecture about the ... Read More