5 Tips for Buying Your First Fly Rod
As you gear up to begin fly fishing, choosing your first fly rod can seem like a daunting task. With so many models, weights, action, and...
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Ralph Scherder
- Jan 1
- 5 min
How to Choose a Fly Reel
A fly reel serves basic functions. It holds the fly line and backing as well as offers a rudimentary drag system for playing larger fish....
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Ralph Scherder
- Mar 6, 2021
- 3 min
Fly Fishing the Oil Creek Region
One of my earliest fishing memories is driving across the bridge in Oil City as caddisflies plastered the windshield. They were...
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Ralph Scherder
- Dec 15, 2020
- 5 min
Old Vise, New Vise
After I’d been tying flies for about a year or so, I wanted to upgrade my vise. I remember walking into the local fly shop with a little...
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Ralph Scherder
- Oct 24, 2018
- 5 min
J:Son Flies – Imitations Come to Life
When I tied on my first J:Son fly, I felt like I was tying on a real bug. Everything about them is realistic, from their body shape and...
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Ralph Scherder
- Sep 15, 2018
- 4 min
The History of Fly-Fishing in Fifty Flies
I first checked out the book The History of Fly-Fishing in Fifty Flies from the local library, but I enjoyed it so much that I bought my...
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Ralph Scherder
- May 8, 2018
- 4 min
Two Books that Belong on Every Fly Fisher’s Shelf
Pennsylvania Trout Streams and Their Hatches by Charles Meck I first got a copy of this when I was 13 years old and it inspired me to no...
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Ralph Scherder
- May 8, 2018
- 5 min
Maps and Apps for Trout Fishing
If archaeology were my passion, I’d probably be on a team searching for Atlantis right now. I could devote decades trying to find an...
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