Steelhead and the fly

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Splish Splash Steelhead Taking a Bath – Pic of the Day

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Fall Steelhead do some crazy and wild things, trying to capture these events on film are almost as hard as getting one to eat on a tight line.  Streamer season has started and let the games begin.

Cover Shot – A Tight Loop

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Cover shot of the October 2012 online magazine – A Tight Loop, check it out here

Manistee River Sunrise – on the search for steel

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Sunrise in the morning steelhead anglers take warning.  I love the fall colors and this morning they were on full display.

Moldy Chum DVD review

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One of the biggest fly fishing blogs, Moldy Chum,  posts a review of Big Appetite Smallmouth bass DVD.  Click here to read the review.

To purchase a copy of the DVD check out Mangled Fly’s online shop.

Smallmouth DVD Review

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Another link to a positive review of the Big Appetite Smallmouth DVD.  Check out the link at the heartlandoutdoors

After 2 years of work putting together this DVD, nice to see others are finding joy in smallmouth bass as much as I do.  If your new to this site you can find more information about the DVD at our products page.

Picture of the Day – Underwater Lake Run Brown

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photo by Erik Rambo

Spent the day with Erik Rambo working on different angles for upcoming projects, thought I would share this picture of the day when we had a couple minutes  to make a few casts. Look what we found.  First lake-run brown of the season.

Warmwater Chronicles DVD review

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Warmwater Chronicles did a review of the Big Appetite Smallmouth DVD, check out the link. – http://warmwaterchronicles.com/2012/09/big-appetite-small-mouth-review/

If you have not yet purchased your copy of the DVD, check out the product page at Mangled Fly – Click Here

Picture of the Day – Cast at Twilight

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There are a handful of fishy activities that I enjoy trying to caputre with the lens of a camera.  One of them is the art of the fly cast.  With the sun only above the banks of the river, and shining only on the face and rod of the angler.  The fly line is highlighted in full display as the angler makes one more cast before it’s time to head in.

I often get asked why I like to fly fish.  It’s the cast.  Plan and simple.