Join us and The New Fly Fisher on the Upper Grand River fishing for Brown Trout. See some spectacular footage of the river and the guides that call it home.  

The 2017 season has officially closed and we are currently sitting in what is the first real winter deep freeze of the year.  With the river frozen over and trip plans on hold for a while, it’s difficult to not reflect on the season that was.  The year 2017 was as different from the previous season […]

I had a client several years ago who asked me, after not catching a steelhead for his third year in row, “How many (Expletive) times do I have to hire you guys before I actually catch a fish?”  With my back to him, I thought that his tongue was firmly implanted in his cheek but […]

There is a lot that can be said about something so simple and seemingly insignificant as fishing knots.  I’ve heard discussions on knots get as heated as speaking about politics and like politics, there is seldom a right or wrong as it often comes down to individual philosophies or needs. I have tried and used […]

Tailwaters are notoriously small fly rivers but many anglers have a difficult time wrapping their heads around using patterns that represent this forage.  If you consider that tailwaters typically generate an enormous amount of midge activity due to the reservoir that feeds the river, it is presumable that a good portion of a trout’s diet would […]