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

Fly Cast Friday - Fly Casting in the wind - the three L's

I get a lot of anglers and customers asking about our fly rods and casting in windy conditions. The short answer is that battling the wind has more to do with technique and skill than the type or ...

Fly Cast Friday - Simple Curves

At times you’ll want to be able to throw a line around a corner – usually to get around an obstacle like a tree trunk or rock. And this is where your curve casts come in.   Now, there are many way...

Fly Cast Friday - The Tuck Cast

The tuck cast, or tuck mend is a great cast for getting heavily weighted nymphs or even streamers quickly down into the water column. If you’re fishing with weight the last thing you want is a tigh...

Product Spotlight - Epic 888

A rod that has been causing a real stir and gaining a loyal (and slightly fanatical) following is the 888.Our mighty 888 was designed specifically for chasing Bonefish and Redfish but is just at h...

The Boca Grande is a three hat steak.

A 12 weight rod should do a few things well. It needs to cast a 12 weight line. It needs to cast the size flies you would expect of a 12 weight - billfish flies, aerodynamic dogs like big crab flie...