The Drift - Fly Fishing, Fly Casting and Fly Rod Building

How to choose a Skagit or Scandinavian shooting head for your Two-Handed Spey Rod.

Fly Casting - Is it time for a Grip Switch?

Is it time for a Grip Switch? When the subject of grip comes up and I express that I prefer the Index on top, the response is usually something like, “I can see using that for little short casts” f...

Best Small Stream Fly Rod

Epic 476 takes out Best Small Stream Fly Rod Award This week we were delighted to hear that an Epic Fiberglass fly rod won “Best Small Stream Trout Rod” - against all comers - Best Fly Rods of...

How to choose the right fly line for your fly rod - What is the best fly line for trout?

Choosing the right fly line. If there's one piece of fly fishing equipment that causes more confusion than any other it’s fly lines. Or more specifically, what fly line type, brand or taper is best...

Connecting Loops in Fly Fishing Lines

Whether connection backing to fly line, fly line to leader, or sometimes even tippet to leader, you will use the versatile loop-to-loop connection frequently. Pay special attention when closing the...