Hi there, my name is Jack Shirk, and I love to streamer fish. I am a fly fishing guide in Northeast Tennessee, targeting brown trout and smallmouth bass on the Watauga, South Holston, and Holston rivers. I am putting this masterclass together to help anyone interested...
I am revisiting this article almost three years after originally publishing to make some updates to my thoughts and opinions. Since I originally wrote this, I have switched my vise to the Renzetti Master from the Regal Revolution. Both are incredible vises and their...
Indicators. Whether you love or hate indicator nymph fishing, it’s hard to deny how effective it can be. In my opinion, it should have a place in every well-rounded angler’s quiver of techniques. It seems that with every angler’s exploration of...
It wasn’t till I got a dry-rotted spool of fluoro off a fly shop shelf my first year in Colorado that I decided to go down the tippet rabbit hole. I couldn’t figure out why I had busted off two fish in a row that morning until I started applying some...
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