Entries by Jon Ray

Mangled Fly T-shirt spotted in Argentina

Ed McCoy sent Mangled Fly Media it’s first international appearance.  Ed sporting the Mangled Fly Brown Trout t-shirt , on his trip to Argentina.  We are working on the shopping cart but do have a new color for the Mangled Fly T-shirt in white.  This is a limited time opportunity if you want one before they […]

New Steelhead Book

Had the chance to work with Rick Kustich and have a couple images in his new book, Advanced Fly Fishing for Great Lakes Steelhead.   The book includes Tactics for Great Lakes steelhead, including new two-handed and switch rod techniques and Spey and Tube flies.  Specifics on key rivers and streams in each of the […]

Hard time with words

This video shows what is so hard to describe sometimes.  How it feels, and what you need to do!  Having a blog and working on being a better videographer, some of the hardest emotions to portray are fishing emotions.  Here is a video clip that makes even more confusing, and I love it.   LOW […]

Created process has started – Picture of the Day

What does one do when it’s single digits out?  Well let’s break out the camera and start working with a new fly rod.  As I mentioned in previous post, I have a new 1108 T3H Scott and it needed to get wet.  Can’t share the video yet, need a couple more hours behind the lens with Erik, […]

New App Lets you Check Health of your Waterways in the USA

Just found a new site that let’s you check the health of your lakes and rivers. http://watersgeo.epa.gov/mywaterway/ , is the link and I found out that a lake near my house was deemed polluted with mercery, good information to know.  Check out your local area to make sure that your stream or lake are clean.

New Scott T3H just arrived

New rod just arrived and can’t wait to go play.  Had the chance to fish the 12’8″ 8wt T3H for a couple weeks and all I had to say was WOW!  So went to www.scottflyrods.com to see what other rods they made in the same graphite, and found myself a new switch rod,  1108 T3H.  As […]

A Tight Loop – January

Have a couple pictures on page 127, did some work with Jon “Chewy” Stefanciw for a ice fly fishing article for the online magazine A Tight Loop.  Some new step-by-step fly patterns and some interesting other stuff to read, other than Jon’s article.  Check it out

Mi based film in the Fly Fish Film Tour

Great work by Third Year Fly Fisher with his film about brothers that love to fish, and love to chase trout with big streamers.  Film will be on tour in the Fly Fish Film Tour, coming to a town near you.  Here is a sneak peak of the trailer.  Good job guys!   The Brothers […]

Skagit Extreme With Integrated Tip

Had a chance to fish a new line yesterday.  A float line Skagit with an Integrated Tip.  SA developed this line to eliminate the loop between the Skagit and your sinking line.  This Skagit line comes with a 12 foot section of T-12 seemlessly blended (no loops).  In addition the running line is integrated as […]