A lot of folks like to know what a bunch of fly fishermen are checking out on the Internet in our downtime here at the shop. The Moldy Chum blog right now is by far our favorite and we're on it every day... For this reason we were pumped when our monster Permit from the Palom [...]
Tailwaters Fly Fishing Co. is sending their first group of 2011 to the Alphonse Island Resort this month. We have been preparing equipment for this group for the last few weeks, all of which includes: rods, reels, line, and of course flies! By standard protocol, all Tailwaters [...]
Just over a week ago, I had the pleasure of heading down to Port Sulphur, LA to FINALLY complete a Redfish trip that had been planned since January. Then re-booked due to weather. Then again due to weather. Then again due to weather. Then due to oil. My fishing partner Paul Wha [...]
My real good buddy and Somethin's Fishy regular Jeff (el Jefe) White sent me this photo today - it is of a Tailwaters T that I gave him recently. Other than being awesome, I do question when he has the time for such hippie-esq tasks, as he should be on the Delaware River guidin [...]
Brent, Matt and I went out to the Brazos River below Possum Kingdom Dam on the 11th, and while we didn't whack a ton of stripers as we had intended, we certainly had a good time walking through eye-high brush and watching carp fly by us in the shallower parts of the river. We c [...]
Wednesday August 5, 2009 I’m about to embark on my second trip to Kamchatka in search of the ever elusive 30” rainbow trout. Although the idea of 24 hours in the air isn’t exciting, the big Kamchatka Rainbow is definitely reason to endure such an arduous journey. I’m also [...]
Ron Foster and I just returned from an incredible trip to Unalakleet River Lodge in Unalakleet, Alaska. Unalakleet is a small Eskimo Village located on Hudson Sound 400 miles Northwest of Anchorage. We were invited by lodge owners Jeff and Sally Appel to visit the lodge to ha [...]
Sorry for the delay in this post, but things have been hectic here in Dallas, including the temperatures! I was fortunate enough, the first week of June to head up to Black Canyon Anglers in Austin, Colorado for a much needed trout trip on the Gunnison River. A two-nighter on t [...]
This time of year traveling is a bitch....our original itinerary was to leave Dallas at 3:20 for a one hour flight to Houston and a 6:30 departure for Dubai. Well, after sitting on the runway in Dallas for two hours and multiple sub-plots in between, we finally left Dallas at [...]
David and Brent have returned safely from the Seychelles, complete with a thousand stories and pictures to match! They are both going through their respective travel journals, and will have their full posts up soon! For the time being, enjoy this sampling of the photos to come [...]
If there was ever a picture that could be described as "Fish Porn," this one is it. Friend of the shop Joel Hays sent us this LOVELY picture of a Cyprinus Carpio (Common Carp) caught recently on a new fly that Joel has been working diligently on - the Coyote Carp fly. Check out [...]
Well, word has finally trickled in from the far side of the globe, and David and Brent have successfully made it to the Seychelles for the start of our hosted trip. We will hopefully have a few updates as the trip progresses, with a full report to follow once they return! [...]
About a week ago, two of our favorite fishing buddies went to Louisiana to chase Bull Reds, and had quite a time. Dr. (he didn't go to 6 years of evil medical school to be called "Mr." thank you) Dennis Burns and Bill Seals. Here is the report from Dennis, and a few mind-blowin [...]
This past weekend, Tex and I scooted down to Athens for the annual Fly Fish Texas event at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center to give our (in)famous gear seminar. After a small start (5 folks), our class grew to close to 25 or so, but I'm still unsure as to whether they came [...]
That acronym is the mantra of anyone attempting to become a Certified Casting Instructor (CCI) with the Federation of Fly Fishers. It relates to the path of the tip of the rod during the casting stroke - no SLP, no tight loops. This past weekend, Tex Moore and I headed to the H [...]
Chile 2009! Day 0: I’m at the airport preparing myself for the 10 hour plane ride to Santiago…I intentionally stayed up late last night so I could hopefully sleep on the plane.I get to my seat and find out I’m in a bulkhead row and my seat doesn’t recline (Bummer)…..However, I [...]
*and by "Brown Trout" I do not mean Salmo Trutta, sorry folks! What I did manage was to take a few minutes at an undisclosed location in Las Colinas on my day off this past Thursday, and this was the prize I came away with: Notice the wonderful scenery in the background. Truly [...]
After a long, trout-sparse January filled only with reports from Brent Boone about the amazing fishing I was missing in Chile, I couldn't take it anymore. I needed to a quality weekend outside of the Metroplex, and finally, it happened! My partners in crime on this adventure to [...]
Brent has returned to us from the wilds of South America, so we will have him make a full, overview-style report on his amazing trip to Chile! Guest appearances by the Spring Valley Angler boys should also add an interesting flavor to the overall story! Check back soon! [...]
Sunday I managed to sneak away from Dallas to fish in the quiet glory of South Fort Worth, to hunt for the Golden Bonefish. With me in this adventure were Matt Jones of Tailwaters and photography fame, and Carp guide extraordinaire Joel Hays. The conditions could not be more pe [...]
Hola Amigos! Cuarta poste de Chile Our guests arrived safely in Balmaceda on Saturday..only one delayed bag, which made it by that evening. After a wonderful dinner and a good night sleep everyone was ready for a big day of fishing. My fishing partner this week will be my best [...]
Due to some techincal difficulties, Brent has been unable to update the blog with some fresh posts - we will put them up as soon as they emerge from the ether that is Cyberspace. For now, we do have some fresh photos! Enjoy! [...]
Hola Amigos! Sorry for the delayed posts, but you can't believe where I've been the past few days. I have been in the wildest country on the planet, and experienced true Patagonia! I've been eating lamb with the locals, drinking yerba matte, and watched a 60-year old woman spin [...]
Or, more correctly - carbon fibre (I like the British spelling). This morning I gave a lesson to Dick Murtland, a golf-club guru with Adams Golf, who has done more with the manufacturing carbon fibre and shaft making than anyone I know (or have heard of). First and foremost, ou [...]
Brent has been incommunicado, but here is what we know: Yesterday he caught one of the largest trout of his life - a 30" brown. Not sure whether streamer or dry caught, you never know with that place!!! He will have internet connectivity tonight, so hopefully we will have some [...]
The first report from Brent: Hola mi Amigos!!! I arrived safely in Coyhaique after a 10 hour flight to Santiago and a 2 hour lay over in the busiest airport ever!! Next was the three hour flight to Balmaceda, and when I arrived I knew the wind was blowing because we landed on o [...]
Welcome to the first post on Somethins Fishy, your home for all things of the fly in DFW Metroplex and beyond! Sounds grand, but we'll try to keep our heads from swelling too much on these pages. Expect to see everything from bream fishing in Turtle Creek to Giant Trevally in [...]
