This occured to me the other day with a bunch of tippet spools in hand. If you want to figure out what size tippet to use, the formula is very simple. Take the size of your hook and divide it by 3. If you're using a size 20 fly then your tippet should be 6x. Using a size 16 would be 5x. Of...

I'm curious to everyones facts and opinions as to what a TCA is or should be.

THIs is aquestion that has me thinking about attracktor paterns. On anther board people talk about these flys quite often but i don't understand why. These are obviously stocked fish lures which would server no purpose on a wild trout stream. I prefer to use more realistic patterns like the...

hello all from a newbie I like the way everything is set up. It's very easy to navigate and i have been reading some very informative stuff here. Thanks. I'm an avid fly fisherman and fish most rivers in the tri-state area. I sometimes take my 6year old son with me to fish using worms and...