The Hopper Juan

I took out three rods on the lawn to conduct a mini shoot-out.  The Orvis 9'5 wt. Helios 2 (H2), the Hardy 9' 5wt. 4pc. Zeni...

It's this time of the year that I start hearing how great the fishing is.  I know it is great.  If I were a fish, I would be happy that...

This is a great piece about the area of Northern New Mexico where the Rio Grande flows.  While I never spent much time on the west side of...

Keeping with the theme of rods, I'd like to share with you some thoughts on the Hardy Zenith Fly Rods.  I like to fish with the rods b...

I am a gear whore.  I can't deny it anymore.  Actually, I stop denying it several years ago.  I just have to remind myself every once in...

Here is the latest from our buddy Hank and Crazy Reece!

As I casted my flies into the small rapid of water, I shouted to the youngster across the pool from me.  "Hey, did you see that?"...

Thanks to my guest blogger, Mrs. Hopper Juan. If you live in or near Colorado Springs, you need to head over to Angler's Covey to chec...

The Lil' Hollywood Hopper uses a new hook, the Umpqua C550BL, to take advantage of the open hook gape while still providing a smaller ho...

The HD video will be out tomorrow, but for now here is a sneak peek.  You asked for a smaller hopper with a good hook.  Here it is.

Check out this new little pattern for your winter fishing.  It's simple and only requires a few materials.

It's not a new pattern.  I call it the Money Midge because of the price to make it.  Putting Tungsten beads on a TMC 2499SP-BL hook mak...