Labrador
Big brook trout get all the glory in Labrador, but the pike here act more like musky, following flies to the boat and demanding you make them move.
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Nome Buckman
is a fly fishing guide and educator for Reel North LLC based in the UP of Michigan. She has an unhealthy addiction for toothy fish and is Contributing Editor for DUN Magazine.
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Frozen Cup
A simple trick for keeping drinks cold on the water all day, no single-use bottles required.
Ice Packs
Skip the ice run: these reusable gel packs keep a cooler cold and dry for a full day in the heat.
Magnetic Cups
A junked carburetor led to the best clutter fix on my tying desk: a magnetic parts dish that holds hooks, beads and tools in one spot.
Moss Animals
It looks like something that crawled out of a swamp movie, but this jelly-firm blob is just quietly cleaning the water.
Rolling With the Punches
A snapped fly rod, one lonely trolling reel, and a guidebook that promised more than the guide delivered.
Aquatic Earthworms
A tangled ball of worms in a shallow creek bed turns out to be a clue to how catfish noodling actually works.
The Gazetteer
Years of scribbled notes and secret spots turn a stack of state gazetteers into the most valuable thing in the truck.
Using Isopropyl Alcohol to Find Leaks in Waders
A bottle of rubbing alcohol can reveal the pinholes sabotaging your waders before the next trip does it for you.
Articulating Shanks
A handful of bent wire hooks that turn into big, hungry-fish flies, tested on tiger musky and bound for striped bass next.
Tippet Rings
A tiny metal ring saves your leader and your knot-tying patience, one season at a time.
Hair Clips
Why a fly tier buys hair clips by the dozen, and why the checkout clerk never quite believes the explanation.