Father's Day fly tying gift ideas

Father's Day Gifting Ideas For The Fly-Tying Dad

The Team @ J. Stockard
Explore our Father’s Day guide featuring top tools, vises, and fly-tying essentials from J. Stockard Fly Fishing – handpicked for every level of tyer.
Father's Day fly tying gift ideas

Father's Day Gifting Ideas For The Fly-Tying Dad

The Team @ J. Stockard
Explore our Father’s Day guide featuring top tools, vises, and fly-tying essentials from J. Stockard Fly Fishing – handpicked for every level of tyer.
breaking the rules of fly tying

Breaking The Rules

Mary Kuss
From natural to synthetic materials, Mary Kuss delves into why breaking the rules can lead to better flies—and better fishing.
leader and tippet tips for trout fishing

Leaders & Tippet for Spring Trout in the West

fluorocarbonJazz Kuschke
Spring in the Rockies and beyond is a season of contradictions. One day, the rivers are low and clear, the n...
Choosing the Right Fly Tying Vise for You

Choosing the Right Fly Tying Vise for You

Jazz Kuschke
Because the Best Vise Is the One You Actually Like Using There’s a moment, somewhere between your hundredth ...
knot

5 Knots For Building Leaders

The Team @ J. Stockard
In any type of fishing, the connection between you and the fish is only as strong as the knots you tie. This...
Fly line

5 Signs It’s Time to Replace Your Fly Line

Jazz Kuschke
By the time most fly fishers realize their fly line needs replacing, it’s usually because a trout or bonefis...
A fly fisherman walking into the woods

Collective Consciousness In Fly Tying

Jazz Kuschke
Rewind to 1987. The first episode of The Simpsons airs. Smallmouth bass are gaining in popularity among fly-...
A man tying on a fluorocarbon tippet

Mono vs. Fluorocarbon: What’s Between You and the Fish

The Team @ J. Stockard
There comes a time in every fly fisher’s life—when someone corners you in the carpark at the river, down at ...
Opening Day for Fly Fishing

Opening Day: April on the water = mud on the boots

The Team @ J. Stockard
Explore the charm of fly fishing's Opening Day in April across the Northeast and Midwest. Learn traditions, top states, and what to expect on the water.
fly fishing tippet

Balancing Your Fly With Your Tippet

tippetThe Team @ J. Stockard
A neat cast, a perfect drift and the right fly won’t do you much good if your tippet is all wrong. Read on to match your tippet to your fly.
Shopping for a fly line can be confusing. We decode the fly line box.

Decoding Your Fly Line Box

fly line boxJazz Kuschke
So, you're scrolling through the various lines available on our site or you've wandered into the fly shop, e...
Hitting it right - the Cicada hatch

Hitting It Right

Mary Kuss
Being successful at fishing in general, and fly fishing in particular, is largely a matter of being in the right place at the right time.
nice catch

Part 3. Upping Your Odds for Winter Fly Fishing Success: Winter Flies

Joe Dellaria
In Part 2 of this blog, we discussed snow, ice and safety; glare; and water conditions. In Part 3 of this series, we will look at: - Productive Techniques – flies and set-ups to use in the various conditions