I have been a competitive fly angler for over thirteen years. When I started, very few anglers outside the competition scene even knew that it existed. In the years since, competitive fly fishing has grown exponentially and become a much…
In competitive fly fishing, anglers aren’t free to fish whatever rigs and tactics they like. There is a set of rules, put together by the international governing body of competitive fly fishing, FIPS Mouche, they must follow. These rules dictate…
Competitive fly fishing is a tiny segment of fly fishing as a whole, but has had a massive impact on the industry and the popular techniques in use today. While few anglers have ever witnessed a fly fishing competition—and even…
This is part two of a five part series on the 43rd World Fly Fishing Championships in France. To read part one about my Carlit Lakes session, click here. The team was in pretty good spirits going into session two. We…
With my first World Fly Fishing Championships done and in the books, I figured I would take the time to do a short write up of each of my sessions. I’m going to try and break it down as much…
This is part three of the New York regional series. Click here to read about session one, here for session two, and here for session three. Limestone creek was my least favorite venue in the competition. The section we fished was mostly fresh stocked brown trout,…
This is part three of the New York regional series. Click here to read about session one, and here for session two. Butternut Creek was my most frustrating session of the competition. I had fished it before but I could not remember having ever…
This is part two of the New York Regional recap series. To read about session one, click here. Lower Nine Mile was a hit or miss venue. We walked the beats in practice and all agreed they got significantly worse as…
I just returned home from my first Team USA Regional event of the season in Central New York, and though I didn’t finish quite as high as I was hoping to, it was a great competition with a great group…
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