Jason Akl News & Tips

News & Tips: Smelt Fishing Tackle and Techniques
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Smelt Fishing Tackle and Techniques

If you've ever traveled around the shores of Lake Michigan or Lake Superior during late April or early May, you may…
News & Tips: Tips for Tapping Trees for Maple Syrup...
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Tips for Tapping Trees for Maple Syrup

As the thermometer starts to reach the 40s consistently, the only other thought going through my mind other than…
News & Tips: Fly Fishing for Smallmouth? Try the Bunny Fly to Trigger Action...
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Fly Fishing for Smallmouth? Try the Bunny Fly to Trigger Action

In the midst of the last snow storm of the year (fingers crossed) here in Wisconsin, I couldn't help but think of the…
News & Tips: Using Bead Heads in Fly Fishing
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Using Bead Heads in Fly Fishing

If you take a quick look into your fly box, what do you see? Do you have barrage of gold bead head nymph patterns…
News & Tips: Equipping Your Fly Vest
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Equipping Your Fly Vest

As spring starts to show through the snow and ice that has held the landscape hostage for the last five months, fly…
News & Tips: Early Spring Fly Fishing Techniques
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Early Spring Fly Fishing Techniques

Going from winter to spring brings open water and an early opportunity to do a little fly fishing. But fly fishing…
News & Tips: Carp on the Fly
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Carp on the Fly

Every year, as the spring flows slowly settle out of our favorite bodies of water, you'll find dozens of anglers…
News & Tips: Guide to Bug Repellents
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Guide to Bug Repellents

As nice as it is to walk in the woods in early spring, it does not take long with the rising spring temperatures for…
News & Tips: Hot-Spot Flies
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Hot-Spot Flies

In case you haven't heard of it the term "hot spot" in fly tying, it simply means adding brightly colored fluorescent…
News & Tips: How to Cook and Can Fish
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How to Cook and Can Fish

Most recreational fisherman take trips out to their favorite waters, not to just to chase the big one, but rather to…
News & Tips: Features of Quality Fly Tying Vises
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Features of Quality Fly Tying Vises

Thinking about all the different equipment/materials a beginner fly tier needs to start tying, a quality fly tying vise…
News & Tips: Flies and Ice Fishing
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Flies and Ice Fishing

With ice fishing season being in full swing, many fly tiers are feeling the crux of not being able to get out and play…