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Fly Fishing With Streamers: A MasterClass To Make You A Weapon

by Jack Shirk | Jun 26, 2024

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...

How to Choose the Right Strike Indicator

by Jack Shirk | Dec 22, 2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DstJatJDm28 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...

Fly Tying

The Best Fly Tying Vises, Accessories, & Tools

by Jack Shirk | Mar 22, 2024

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...

Gear Reviews & Hacks

Best Fluorocarbon Tippet Material For Trout Fishing

by Jack Shirk | Dec 15, 2021

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 pressure to that...