Big Y Fly Fishing Blog

It's a great time of year for fishing.  Long days, warm weather, trout eating dry flies.  Sounds perfect?  It often is, but one thing that can turn a hot day of fishing into a sweaty mess is a pair of...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...