Golden Fly Shop Blog

It’s been a while, but we’re back! Although we had a relatively mild winter this year, it is nice to know that spring is here and warmer weather is around the corner. A great sign for anglers that spring is...

These days, if you follow mainstream fly fishing on social media, you’ve probably noticed an abundance of content about saltwater fly fishing, particularly in tropical, exotic locations where anglers target species you didn’t even know existed. Like many others, I’ve...

Alaska is truly an angler’s paradise, with so many opportunities to pick from it seems like one could spend an entire lifetime in the 49th and still just scratch the surface. If you recall from a few months back, Tryston...

It’s wintertime, well sort of. Up until the past few days it’s been a mild winter and it was really feeling like an extended fall. Regardless of the weather, the bug life and fish are behaving like it is winter....

We’ve just returned from our first hosted trip with The Dogwood Lodge in Hopedale, Louisiana, and let me tell you, we were welcomed with some of the best Cajun hospitality you can find. Upon arrival, we were shuttled to the...

As winter approaches, I'm sure many of you are eager to take advantage of the cold weather and fill up your fly boxes again. Some of you may have had a vise for years and are looking to upgrade, while...

Although it’s technically fall, we’ve certainly seen our fair share of winter weather already. This is the time of year where most anglers quit fishing, or are stuck fishing sz24 midges on our technical tailwaters. Our tailwaters are phenomenal fisheries,...

There aren’t many places in Colorado that are as heralded as the greater Gunnison area. With endless amounts of public land, water, and happy fish, it certainly deserves all the credit it receives. Whether you want to fish the trophy...

The age-old questions we get in the shop are “where should I go fishing this weekend?” and “what’s fishing the best right now?” We completely understand needing some help in finding a place to fish, especially for those of us...

There’s no denying that a 9’ 5wt fly rod can do just about anything. It can throw tiny dry flies, hopper-droppers, nymph rigs, light streamers, and anything in between. A lot of us use a 5wt as our daily carry,...

Well the snow is coming down hard and although this looks like an imminent sign of winter, there’s still plenty of good fishing days to come. After today and tomorrow, weather conditions are going to rise and lead to beautiful...