Pro Shop | Katie and Cooper Anderson | Avon CO Tell us a little about yourselves and your business. Cooper has been guiding for 20 years and me for 14. We have been together for 15 years, and I set up “Anderson’s Fish Camp” as a way to promote ourselves and try and gain more trips, with a secondary benefit of being paid as Anderson’s Fish Camp because I didn’t want to keep track of who used… Continue reading
Pro Shop | George Daniel | Lock Haven PA Give a bit of background about yourself and how you started guiding/teaching In short, I’m just someone who loves the activity of fly fishing. I try to consider myself a lifelong learner and try to set that example with everything I do fly-fishing related. I’m a former competitor for fly-fishing Team USA but am prouder of the fact that I am an educator of fly fishing… Continue reading
The Grill | Jeremiah Houle | Stonefly Sales At 17 years old, I was still in high school and working any job I could to be able to afford gas and gear for my already burning fly-fishing passion. I started at The Fly Shop in Redding, California, and was greener than green, just trying to digest the flood of information that came flowing in each shift. I didn’t know it then, but my “local” shop… Continue reading
Pro Shop | Ron Ratliff | Marshdawn Fly Fishing I’m a native-born full-time fly-fishing guide in southern Louisiana. This area is an endless maze of bayous and marshes. In addition to world-class fly fishing, the area features amazing birdlife, exceptional food, and unique local communities. I’ve fly fished for most of my life and am also a published fly tyer, having patterns in America’s Favorite Flies and Drew Chicone’s Redfish Flies. I fish for anything… Continue reading
SA Partners with Cedars for the AuSable For over a decade Scientific Anglers has supported a Michigan group called Cedars for the AuSable. Since 1997, this group has worked with the AuSable River Property Owners Association, various river conservation groups, and the Michigan DNR to plant over 30,000 white cedar seedlings in protective enclosures on both the AuSable and Little Manistee Rivers. The northern white cedar tree is native to the area and an important… Continue reading
Pro Shop | Brian Chan | Kamloops British Columbia Brian Chan spent 30-plus years as a fisheries biologist in British Columbia where he specialized in studying small lake systems. This knowledge was combined with his interest in fly fishing and Chan is recognized as one of the top stillwater fly anglers worldwide. His knowledge and insight have been shared in books, magazines, videos, and online. Chan has also been instrumental in the development of Scientific… Continue reading
Scientific Anglers Amplitude Smooth Infinity Warm Scientific Anglers continues to receive awards for new lines that have recently joined their lineup. The SA Amplitude Smooth Infinity Warm line is recognized in the 2024 Fly Fisherman Gear Guide as The Best New Warmwater Fly Line. Built on the multi-purpose Infinity taper, the Infinity Warm features a unique construction with a coldwater core and a tropical coating. It was designed for the trout angler in a boat… Continue reading
Understanding Fly Line Tapers Have you ever wondered what the differences are between all the different fly lines that are offered? In this video our R&D manager Josh Jenkins breaks down all the components of a fly line from taper length, head length, and line weight and how they all function together. Continue reading
The Grill | Dustin Carlson | Doug Garvey | Green Drake Outdoors Green Drake Outdoors is a Southern Rockies (Utah, Colorado, Wyyoming and New Mexico) based company that represents some of the finest manufacturers in the outdoor space. The Southern Rockies is often considered ground zero for the outdoor industry. It is home to a diiverse retail environment that includes big box retailers, large metropollitan retailers, major ecommerce operations, small independents, and great destination retailers.… Continue reading
Amplitude Smooth Infinity Plus and Amplitude Smooth Bonefish Plus are Big Winners! Scientific Anglers swept the fly line category awards in the New Product Showcase at the recent American Fly Fishing Trade Association (AFFTA) Confluence event. The New Product Showcase features the latest developments in product technology and innovation throughout the fly-fishing industry. Winners are chosen by their peers. SA’s Amplitude Smooth lines are the highest-performing smooth floating lines available. They are fully- featured with… Continue reading
