Picking the wrong fly line ruins more fishing trips than picking the wrong rod. I've watched beginners overspend on a beautiful rod, then pair it with a mismatched line that fights them on every cast. After testing more than 40 fly line setups across trout streams, stillwaters, and saltwater flats over the past three years, […]

I've been chasing trout with a fly rod for over 20 years, and I can tell you from experience that the fly line matters far more than most beginners realize. A great rod reels out a bad line. A bad rod with a great line still fishes. After casting dozens of setups across mountain streams, […]