Entries by Jon Ray

Fish Weight – Pic of the Day

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Fish Weight Its been a year of big water and big steelhead. This pic of the day symbolizes some of the size that we have been encountering. This year has been tough for me to judge the weight of some of these giants. As I’m not a fan of the boga grip to determine weight, […]

SA New Video – Tiny Piece of All of US

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Amazing company making the best fly lines in the world.  Plus they are based in Michigan.  Check out this new video by SA. Tiny Pieces of All of Us from Scientific Anglers on Vimeo. For Scientific Anglers, fly fishing is a passion. It’s something we live and breathe day in and day out. Every fly […]

Pic of the Day – 25lb Redfish

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Kean Oh shared this picture of his Louisiana Redfish that he caught with Capt. Allen of Sight Fish NC . Kean wearing his lucky Digital Camo hat on this trip.  Thanks for sharing the pic Kean, great looking Redfish.  

New Dri Duck Swing Hat

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Have add another hat to the arsenal , wanted a wax cotton type hat for the cool wet fall days of fall.  After wearing this hat for a few days during 2 of the wettest days of the fall .  The new Dri Duck Mangled Fly Hat is a keeper.  This hat dries really fast, […]

Jungle Fish – Costa Sunglasses

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Follow a group of anglers as they uncover an ancient fish in the heart of a south-American rainforest. If they can figure out how to catch them on a fly rod, the fish could save the local community.

Fly Tying Details – Pic of the Day

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Ed McCoy is one of the best fly tiers and I’ve had the opportunity to spend many of sessions watching him master his craft.  Erik Rambo captured this picture of Ed tying flies and as usual paying extra attention to the little details.   Attention to detail is the only way McCoy knows how to […]

Fish “whats for dinner” – Pic of the Day

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Captured this Great Blue Heron with a little bullhead snack. Trying to do my best Kevin Feenstra imitation. Kevin has always captured the best Blue Heron eating pictures.  While this is not to his standards I’ll take it, for my first try. All you can eat bullheads today for Mr. Blue Heron. #getoutside #puremichigan #allucaneat […]

Tying Flies – Pic of the Day

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Mangled Fly contributor Erik Rambo captures Ed McCoy tying big flies late at night. Something about the process of tying a new fly for the next day, that gives the angler more confidence. Taking what you have learned from the previous day and implementing that knowledge. Ed McCoy is a master at this craft. Ed […]