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Korean Trout

By Dave Smith

When we think of South Korea, out first thought probably goes to consumer electronics, like LG or Samsung or to the ongoing North/ South Korea conflict.  What we probably don’t think about is fly fishing. 

Turns out that South Korea manufacturers a majority of fly fishing gear for big name companies like Hardy/Greys, Sage, Redington, etc., and while this article isn’t on fly gear and where it’s manufactured, it’s interesting that a country that makes such a wide variety of fly gear isn’t thought of as a destination to catch fish on a fly, let alone a trout on a fly rod. 

All of us here at The Fly Stop would like to congratulate not one but two of our good friends and fishing buddies for being selected for the finals of this awesome competition of Amateur Fly Fishing Films presented by Rio.

It is time, Carp Throwdown time for all you Carp Fly Fishing finnatics!

This Saturday - June 2nd - 2018 - 6:30am - 2:30 - Plenty of fun after the tourney!

The Carp Throw Down is for fly fishermen who are not limited by boundaries and have fun fly fishing for any fish who is willing to take a fly.

Come join the fun! It will change the way you look at carp..I guarantee it.

Springtime - Bass on the Fly                                                                                                                             Volume #2

- Southern California Bass Lakes -

 - Features to look for and the forage that live in them - 

Meet Jesse….Now Jesse is a fairly new customer to TFS.  

He came into the shop about 3-4 months ago interested in fly fishing for trout at Poway Lake. 

So he picked up his first set-up and went at it with success. 

As Spring rolled around Jesse came back in showing interest in bass so we picked out a handful of bass flies and off he went. 

This is the pic I get a week later, a 8 1/2lb largemouth his first bass on the fly at Santee Lakes.

Now that goes to show you don't always need a boat to catch big bass on the fly.

Nice work Jesse, not a bad way to start!

When it comes to targeting bass on the fly in SoCal there certainly isn't any shortage of lakes, reservoirs, and ponds in which these fish call home. To be exact there are over 17 lakes and reservoirs in San Diego county alone within 50 miles of each other. As you move into Riverside county and beyond that number begins to grow as well. Knowing what to look for on your local lakes can help dramatically in your search for the largemouth bass.

We have a bunch of event slated for this spring and summer at The Fly Stop. Demos, Fly Tying and a Tournament will all be happening over the next couple of months. We will be keeping all of this up to date as thing get added to our calendar......