Rich golds blend with splendid yellows and deep oranges. Hazy mahogany merges with splashes of bright lemon and dots of brilliant reds. Soon we will apply these descriptors to the autumn foliage that surrounds us but in the meantime we could accurately utilize these phrases to detail some of the beautifully-colored brown trout we have […]

. If you love fishing Montana as many of us do the news from rivers in the State’s south-west like the Big Hole is more than troubling. Solid report from the New York Times on the problems potential causes and the hunt for answers State biologists report that the numbers of brown and rainbow trout […]

Expect to enjoy an evening of TMP success stories delicious food a live and silent auction and enjoy our guest speaker comedian and fly fishing guide  Hank Patterson! This important fundraising event allows TMP to add more projects to our map and to serve over 450 children in foster care in 2024. When – 6pm to 8:30pm […]

Excellent article from Dominic at Troutbitten.com on caring for your waders from the major manufacturers including Simms and Orvis. Waders have come back into play this summer and likely this fall so this read is worth the time on keeping your waders working well We’ve learned that spending less on your waders than your weekly […]

It’s been a rough year for salmonids but finally some good news. Maine officials recorded the highest number of Atlantic salmon in over a decade after factors such as overfishing and pollution have caused numbers of the species to dwindle in the wild. The uptick is offering hope that the fish which are protected by […]

I love summertime fishing as much as the next guy. Long days foggy mornings hopper eats – the list goes on and on about how much fun it can be. However looking ahead to the changing of the seasons feels refreshing and eagerly anticipated. We are already seeing hints of autumn on the river. Brown […]

Wild Key West in the early 70s a handful of writers on their way to making their names a film maker and a song writer all pursuing the relatively novel idea of tarpon on a fly rod. Thankfully the film maker was there to record it all. The film Tarpon remains a classic iconic among […]

Dally’s guide and all around good guy Ben Levin will be talking international fly fishing travel and the saltwater mecca that is Cuba in Fayetteville on September 22. Ben has a wealth of knowledge outside the USA lower 48 been hosting trips to Cuba for several years as well as extensive guiding experience in Chile […]

KICKING off a new and exciting online feature our online Fly Of The Month deal saving you big $ on hot flies. Every month we will be putting out a new fly deal: For September it is the under the radar Silver Bullet color of the ever popular Dally’s Tailwater Jig pattern. Buy 12 and […]

Coming soon RIO announces their new compostable spool replacing the previous plastic spool in fall of 2023. It is made from 100% recycled newsprint and is both recyclable and home compostable. Replacing the plastic spool will keep 20 000 pounds of plastic out the the landfill per year which is enough plastic spools to cover a […]

We’re heading into the fall season here on Lake Taneycomo and trout fishing has been fairly decent for the most part. It does seem like there are days when they just don’t eat and then there are days they can’t get enough food. Who knows what triggers either mood but it’s sheer fun when they […] The post September 1 2023 Fishing Report appeared fi...

My goodness what a week it has been since we last had the pleasure of conversing with you all. August rounded out nicely with a solid hopper bite stellar temperatures and a blossoming brown trout bonanza. The weather took offense to my backhanded slights last week and decided to mend its attitude a bit. Cooler […]

Time to go to your app store and run an update on your favorite fishing app Dally’s White River Fly Fisher. Apologies to all for being off line this week but 4 days isn’t too bad after almost 10 years and thousands of downloads the App. The App received a major overhaul brought about by […]

The greatness of YouTube is saving gems like this the irreplaceable Lefty Kreh teaching the principles of fly casting

Our ever-popular White River Fly Fisher app for phones and other mobile devices is getting an overhaul. Almost 10 years and thousands of downloads the App is getting a major overhaul brought about through our original partner closing down and a new one emerging. For the time being it looks like the original app wont […]

The concept of an Alabama Rig fly gets joked around at most fly tying gathering here courtesy of Loon’s video collection here is the Sweet Home Alabama Dagur Guðmundsson is an Icelandic brown trout and Atlantic salmon guide who spends his off season guiding carp and bass on the central coast of California. In this […]

A barred owl is facing an uncertain future tonight despite its rescue from discarded fishing line by AGFC enforcement officers from the banks of the White River above Cotter yesterday. We found the owl on a guide trip yesterday upside down exhausted with one leg tangled in what was estimated to be 12lb test line. […]

It’s hot. It’s sizzling scorching blazing stifling roasting sweltering scalding boiling. Whatever superlative you want to attach to this week’s weather is fine by me so long as it conjures images of Dante’s Inferno. Any praise I heaped upon the weather in the previous two weeks has alchemized into words of sweaty sticky contempt. Nonetheless […]

“In ‘NexGen ’ filmmaker RA Beattie tells the story of generational bonds and friendships formed through fly fishing. In the film Beattie offers a new perspective as the film is told from the point of view and with the narration of Jack Buccola — a 12-year-old angler from Bend Oregon. The film follows Jack as he […]