San Diego Fish Report 12-18-17
Hi guys and girls, the local fishing has been picking up over the last week. The Surf has been producing some nice Perch and Halibut with Clouser Minnows in Olive/White and Blue/White to imitate all the small baitfish in the water. Follow the Clouser Minnow with...
Fishing Report 12-4-17
A quick report for our local bays and Inshore fisheries. Both Mission Bay And San Diego Bay have been fishing good. I would say that San Diego Bay has been fishing better than Mission Bay for numbers. But Mission Bay has been kicking out some really nice halibut. The...
Appreciation Time
Appreciation Time..... I guess when Fall arrives we all began to appreciate a lot. A new season begging, the change in weather (not always the case in SoCal) ,and the thought of the holidays ahead. It's a time of giving, a time when family, friends, and fellow...
Fun Times at The Stop
The good times just keep rolling in at The Fly Stop. Simms Day, Loon Night and Sharks. We had a Great turn out for our Loon Live Night with Matt Callies. Even our Staff Learn at ton from Matt that night. From the Complex Twist for strramers to using UV Fly Finish to...
Loon Tying Night
We are stoked to have Matt Callies from Loon stoping by for a fly tying demo. He will be showing a bunch of new products from Loon and Hareline. Stop by for a beer, Learn a new pattern or tying with us. Just bring a chair and a beer or soda. Bring your vice, materials...
Mammoth Lakes Fishing Report 10-12
October 12th Fishing Report for Mammoth Lakes By Guide Sam Vasily with The Sierra Troutdoorsman Crowley Lake Midges: White Tiger, Grey/Red - Zebra Midge, Copper Tiger, Shaft Emerger, Strip: Rickards Seal bugger, Simi Seal leech, Blood...
Simms Day
We are having Simms Day at the shop this weekend. John Sherman will at our shop showing Simms new gear for this fall. feel free to stop by and ask him or any of our staff about any of the new Simms gear. We will also be having a couple of demos with our guide Capt....
Tuna Days 1 ReCap
Our First Tuna Trip of the season is and what a trip. Dorado and monster Yellowtail both made a great showing. Larry Struck first with a fun Dorado Ed and Mac doubled up Sam had the hot hand with a few 20 to 30 pound Yellow Tail It think Mac likes his Popper more...
Iron Fly is coming to SD
Come one, come all to The Iron Fly. Whether you're a seasoned fly tyier or never touched a vice. Just come and enjoy the show. Do you think you are the man at tying flies? Do you have the newest secret fly or hard to get materials? Are you so bad ass that you can...
Tuna Trip
Our first tuna trip of the season is less than two weeks away and we still have a couple of spots available. The fish counts have been going up almost every day. They landed over 1000 yellowtail and over 200 Yellowfin just yesterday. The dorado are just starting to...
Sage X-Series Fly Rod
Ok, Sage has got an awesome new fly rod out - the "X" series. And before you go thinking... ya, ya , ya, another new fly rod, you should really take a minute and check this thing out. If not, at least listen to what we have to say. By using a new technology...
The Sharks Just Keep Coming
John with a nice Mako to hand The Mako Shark fishing continues to be red hot into July. We have been seeing three to eight sharks almost every day. To keep things really exciting we have been getting five to ten pound Bonita showing up in our slick. And Soon as you...
Shark Week is Here
Looking to test your skills and strength? Well now is the time to pull on a Mako Shark in sunny San Diego. Just over the last couple of week the Makos have been pouring in to our local water. We have been seeing anywhere from two to six sharks a day. This bite will...
Carp Fishing Workshop
Sharpin your carpin is back with Capt Alex Cady, Capt Dustin Sergent, and John Hendrickson is back and live in action at 6 PM Monday April 9th
Fly Tying
Just to make sure that people know that we will be moving to a new shop on November 1st. We will be having our grand opeening on November 14. Our new address will be The Fly Stop 9275 Trade Place Suite E San Diego, Ca. 92126 With the new larger location we will be...
More Crazy Things
There has been some pretty amazing fish caught off of California this year. From Wahoo to some amazing Bluefin Tuna but this Blue Marlin takes the cake,so far. What else going to happen this year. San Diegan lands 662.2-pound blue marlin Second largest blue marlin...
We Are Moving to a new Locating
Its official....we have our new lease signed. We will be relocating to a new shop in Miramar that will be several times larger than our current location around November 1st. We will also now be able to have a dedicated tying section in the new store. To top it off, we...
Tuna, Spotties and More New Flies
The Bay and Tuna fishing is epic right now. Evening trips on the bay has been producing 10 to 30 fish in the evening. Dustin, a good friend and guide for the Fly Stop, went on a tuna mission a few days ago and got a ton of fish on the boat. The time is now to book...
New Flies
Over the last few weeks we have added over ten new patterns to our store. We have added a bunch new flies to our Trophy Streamers, Saltwater and Salmon/Steelhead. And we will keep adding new patterns for the next few of weeks. Here Are a few of the flies we have...
Yellowail vs Orvis Helios One Piece
The waters are changing almost everyday and a new push of green water has come in. We had to do a little bit of running before we found a nice patty on a break. I threw a few pieces of chum followed closely by my fly. And right on cue a fish took my fly on the first...
Year of the Dorado
The year of the dorado is upon us. All most every day we are seeing kelp patties with dorado ranging from 5 to 20 pounds and even a few pushing 30 pounds. But don't think that it is just Dorado. The Yellowfin are still pushing with a few Bluefin mixed in. Some times...