Author: johnnysain

"This video isn’t just a gear breakdown—we’ve got rising fish, technical presentations, and solid hookups that show exactly what this rod is built for."

"This video is near and dear to my heart because it is full of lots of firsts: first backpacking trip for my son, first trip into the backcountry, and first trip on a stream where he would have a chance to catch native brook trout."

"From tricky technical obstacles to beautifully colored up cutthroat trout, this is what fly fishing dreams are made of. Wild fish. Big views. Pure solitude."

"The backcast is fundamentally important, yet is so often ignored. It employs the exact same physics and mechanics as the forward cast, simply moving in a different direction. In one sense, however, it is even more important than the forward cast, because the forward cast directly depends upon it, and many forward cast problems stem from a poor or...

"Disclaimer: If full-on tarpon chaos isn’t your thing, you might want to sit this one out."

"These fish, living in crystal-clear rivers, demand a precise and careful approach. Fishing for them combines stealth, sight fishing, light tackle, Euro-nymphing, and innovative thinking."

"A few mending techniques for unique situations."

"Every year, I try to spend some time on the Deschutes River with my dear friend Lucas Jones for his birthday. Lucas and I have known each other for quite a while and share a lot in common in the way of hobbies and interests, and fly fishing happens to be one of those things. Luckily for us, his birthday happens to coincide with the annual salmonfly and...

"Stoneflies–one of the major aquatic insect species alongside caddis, mayflies, and midges–are an integral part of a fish's diet, but they're hugely important from around June through August."