Our Trips
Here is some information about our latest trips…
Trips: North Carolina Bound
On a beautiful Saturday morning, Dave Beerbower and Son-in-law Luke Birchenough decided to fish the Watauga River in NC. Luke was going to baptize the new bamboo rod that Dave made for him. Mission accomplished. Luke had a fish on before I even hit the water, and that is hard … Read More…
Trips: Montauk/Current River
First Trip: Headed down to the Current River last week with the camper to fish areas outside the park. Sid Aslin joined me for one of the days. We explored Parker’s Ford, Baptist Camp and inside the park. Word had it that MDC had released 8,000 fish from TanVat to … Read More…
Fly Shop: New Weighted Hook System
During our zoom class on fly tying we discussed the best way to weight hooks. One of our sponsors, Firehole Outdoors, has come up with an interesting weighting system for hooks. Check out their website link at the end of this “Fly Shop” blog. Firehole Outdoors Hook-Based Weight Management System … Read More…
Fly Shop: Unusual Browns?
Many of you know that the latest conversation within the FATC is about the unusual brown trout that we have been catching in the Meramec river. With most of the parks closed or stocking shut down many of us have been fishing the Meramec river. Using the right flies and … Read More…