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Funny how things work out
Considering the fact I was born in a suburb of Toronto, Ontario, I have a surprisingly and rather lucky diverse history in the fly-fishing industry. I grew up spending my summers in upstate New Yorks, Catskill Mountains, fishing the waters…
These five feats with a spey rod are likely to give you the same feeling as sex.
A new study by Boom and Wilde reveals something else can release the same chemicals in our brains as sex. They found it can happen while spey fishing for steelhead. You are probably coming off a serious high after Valentine’s Day,…
See it again for the first time
There is something special about getting intimate with a stretch of water. It is an opportunity usually held for someones ‘home water’ if they live on a river and get to grow up fishing it day and day out. For fishing guides…
Epic pivots direction
There is one quality that no business owner or entrepreneur could survive without and that is the ability to adapt. We have always felt successful lodges are the ones most responsive to change. Catch and release fishing has…
Kodiak Kings
One of our Epic reps from Chile, Matt Nagler turned us on to the fishing on Kodiak Island. It was a fishery we had heard the legendary stories about but had never seen. Of course Kodiak is well known for…
Epic Christmas Gift suggestions
Christmas time leaves most folks huddled around fly tying benches and computer screens pining away over photos. It’s not always easy to come up with that daily fish picture so many Instagrammers are striving for when things are iced over.…
5 things NOT to get Anglers for XMAS
So in keeping with my reputation as cheif tackle critic I figured I’d make a quick guide in response to Dereks Christmas Gift blog. These are things you might think are a good idea to get the fishing person in…
Stevie’s Bucket List
So as a fishing guide people always assume I must have lost my passion for the sport along the way. While I don’t race out to fish the water I guide I still have major passion for the sport. I’m…
Epic Bear’s Epic Competition
Use the hashtag #epicbear on your social media posts, and have a chance to win Epic Bear’s Epic Logo Wear!
King Salmon spey fishing: Your next addiction
Anyone who’s successfully chased king salmon using a spey rod knows it’s insanely exciting. The pull-your-arm-off grab happens more often with king salmon than even with steelhead. The runs are powerful, and with a chance at hooking one over 30…
Fishing for Downstreamers??
This is always an exciting time of year online. Late spring marks the arrival of some amazing fisheries and big chrome steelhead pictures are soon to follow. I love seeing people out there getting after it, especially friends. Mixed in…
The Mathematics of Catch and Release
Chinook Mortality- Help me… I was never good at math Disclaimer: this is lacking proficient calculation, scientific fact and likely intelligence. It is however heavy on opinion…mine. I recently had the pleasure of observing a meeting of the Sportfish Advisory…