New for winter 2020, Big Y has introduced a new switch rod to the lineup just in time for winter steelhead season in the Northwest. Aptly named, the Olympia switch rods cast and fish as crisp as the snowy Olympic Mountains that feed our favorite steelhead streams like the Hoh, Bogachiel, Queets...
The following should help anglers understand what is in the box when they see a fly line at the shop or online, as well as how to interpret the numbers on a fly rod. A couple of Douglas 9' 5wt rodsThe first thing to know if the weight of the rod that...
What Makes a Fly Rod? -Things to consider when looking at fly rods. Here are most of the things that you could consider when looking at fly rods. What makes a rod right for you and your situation, and what makes it cost what it does. Fly rods work to deliver a...
Here are our choices for trout fly lines based on typical scenarios. Our top choices for 2022. For Beginners Scientific Anglers Mastery MPX $79.95The MPX design is offered in a couple of different "platforms", but we understand that most beginners do not want to drop $100 or more for...
This is an introduction to waders. We will cover the types of waders and fabrics as well as proper care and wear. While we will mention a few models of waders, this is more to provide information than to help choose which model of waders is for you. That's another...
Here at Big Y Fly Co, we love dry fly fishing, and the fishing is hot! We need to keep our flies high and dry and there are a ton of options. Here are our top floatants for dry fly fishing: All-Purpose Liquid/Gel Trout Floatants Aquel is the top sellerFor...
We get a lot of phone calls and emails here. There are a few that we get enough that it warrants a blog post. These are all size 12 We use a couple of different brands of hooks here at Big Y Fly Co. Over 90% of our trout...
Trout fly fishing flies, make up the largest part of a fly catalog. They make up the largest part of new flies being designed every year. Because fly fishing for trout remains, by far, the most popular fish for fly fishermen. Other species have rapidly gained popularity, and new flies...
Searching patterns seems to be the current preferred terminology, attractor patterns, is another, and there are probably more. The idea is we, the fly fisher arrive at the water, and for one reason or another we don’t know where to begin. We can’t figure out where the fish might be lying,...
They spend all summer escaping the heat, in depths that are useless to the fly fisher, the they are trout, depending on your lake or lakes, they could be rainbow, cutts, brook or brownies, and they all come alive once the weather cools. Not only come alive, but come to...
Lakes, ponds, impoundments, reservoirs that have healthy trout populations, probably have healthy midge populations as well. Midges are like nature’s trout candy store that is always open. They will hatch daily, rise daily, suspend daily. When you arrive at your favorite still water you will most likely see no real activity to...
At first glance you cannot believe your luck. You have waited all week or month or year to arrive at this spot on the river, during this hatch, the conditions are perfect, nirvana. And to add to this the trout are lined up in plain view, just waiting for you. ...
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