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Dad and I fished the Pan on Tuesday and Wednesday and had some great topwater action! (Actually, we drove out to Denver to visit my sister but of course had to make the "short" 3-hour jaunt to metro-Basalt:) When we arrived we got three different reports on the green drakes - one guy at Taylor Creek said they'd made it to mile 5, another at Frying Pan Anglers said they were 8 miles up, and yet another said they were hatching at the dam! We spent most of our time in and around what the locals call "Old Faithful" (around...

Our buddy Matt Bruton just got back from Puerto Rico, and he sent us this pic and report.On the south west end of the island there are some huge, expansive flats that back up into some mangrove bays. I hired a guide one day and told him I would like to try to catch a tarpon on a fly rod. He asked, "Just one?" He took me to a back bay and proceeded to show me tarpon after tarpon after tarpon. I caught three and jumped eight. I only had a ten weight expecting only babies. I broke some off...

Clouser minnow off a weed bed. First cast of the day!Tom Bie, multi-media magnate owner/operator of The Drake magazine, wanted a taste of Ozark fly fishing, so Russell and I took him down the Kings in the Clacka.Russell with a catfish that munched a Crazy DadWater levels were just about perfect, and we couldn't ask for better weather. All the fish were strong and healthy, and we caught them on everything from top to bottom.Don't worry-- we showed him a crappy time so he won't spill the beans about how good we've got it around here.Thanks for rowing once in...

This big bronzeback absolutely HAMMERED my Clouser Minnow as I twitched it through the slack water along the edge of a fast run!In between rainstorms, the smallmouth fly fishing has been excellent this spring and early summer! After the last big rain, water levels should be prime by this weekend, so be sure to have plenty of Clouser Minnows, Wiggle Minnows, crawdad patterns, and various poppers in your fly box! If you’ve never fly fished for smallmouth before, be sure to stop by the shop. Todd and I will be happy to introduce you to one of our favorite fish...

Chris with a massive spoonbill!Michael with another bruiser spoonbill!The Davis brothers are always pushing the limits of what’s possible on a fly rod, but this time they may have out done themselves! Chris said that some of the massive spoonbills they hooked actually jumped and tail-walked like tarpon! Congrats boys on some monster spoonbills!