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Saltwater Fly-Fishing Legend Flip Pallot Passes Away

August 28, 2025 0 Comments

 The fly-fishing world has lost another legendary angler and teacher. Flip Pallot—longtime guide, teacher, and host of The Walker’s Cay Chronicles, among many other accomplishments, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, August 26. The Instagram page for Saltwater Experience posted this tribute: There was always a distant horizon for him. Read more
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Review: Fishpond Thunderhead Submersible Backpack | Hatch Magazine

August 27, 2025 0 Comments

Editor’s note: As we ask today’s gear to do more, last longer, and come in at a price that makes sense for a quality gear investment, it can be difficult for consumers in search of specialty items in the fly-fishing space to find the right piece of equipment for the right set of circumstances. Such […] Read more
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Podcast: Tom Rosenbauer Learns the Secrets of the World’s Most Successful Permit Angler, Mike Ward

August 27, 2025 0 Comments

  [Interview starts at 46:31] Mike Ward, owner of Adipose Boat Works, recently tied Del Brown’s lifetime permit count with 513 permit caught on a fly rod. On a bamboo fly rod! Now Mike would be the first one to say he may not be the world’s best permit angler, but he has put in […] Read more
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Tying Tuesday: The Spice of Life

August 26, 2025 0 Comments

In this week’s Tying Tuesday, we’ve got three very different patterns—from a fairly standard caddis pupa/emerger to a dry fly that will catch everything from panfish to trout, to a fly-fishing version of a classic lure. We kick things off with a cool caddisfly imitation from the mind of John Barr. Tyler from AvidMax walks us […] Read more
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How to Splice Fly Line to Backing for Big-Game Fishing

August 25, 2025 0 Comments

 There’s no better feeling than getting ripped into your backing by a huge saltwater game fish and not hearing that big Bimini twist go click, click, click through the guides—just a brilliantly smooth connection with hardly any friction at all. In this video from Ole Florida Fly Shop in Boca Raton, Capt. Michael Passalacqua […] Read more
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Photos: The 9th annual Get Trashed Delaware River Cleanup Was a Big Success

August 25, 2025 0 Comments

On August 16, the 9th annual Get Trashed Delaware River Cleanup took place, and it was a huge success. More than 60 volunteers came out, and together they removed 100 tires along with a huge amount of other trash from the West Branch of the Delaware River. The event is organized by Housefly Fishing and […] Read more
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