I’ll be tying flies from 10-2 at the first annual ALCS Recreational Expo up in Cottonwood. Should be a great time up there so swing on by, pull up a chair, and say hello. See you there.
ALCS Recreational Expo: See you tomorrow…
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Foam Flies
Arizona Fly Fishing: Exploring
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Jake and I made the drive to the Rim under the cover of darkness and left the truck in the Hospitality Parking lot just as the sun was starting to lighten the morning sky. We opted to fish a stream that both of us had heard much about but had never actually fished. We really […]
ACLS Recreational Expo: Cottonwood, AZ
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My good friend Paul Freeman is the principal over at the Accelerated Learning Charter in Cottonwood, AZ. His school is putting on their first ever Recreational Expo that offers some workshops, raffles, and all kinds of festivities with the focus of getting families together and kids outdoors. Paul was kind enough to invite me up […]
A Typical Tuesday Night…
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On any given Tuesday evening, Michelle takes off for some girl time over at her friends house and the pups and I get a little boy’s night in. After mowing our 100 square foot patch of grass out back, we settle into a nice little routine.
Last Day on the Giveaway…
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Last day on the giveaway. Make sure that if you liked AZW on Facebook,you give yourself a second comment on the giveaway post. I would love to hit that hundred mark on Facebook, so head on over and click that “like” button. I’ll let it run till midnight and then post the winners in the […]
Fly Tying: Splashything Stonefly Pattern
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This pattern was one of the bugs that I was messing around with on the Deschutes River in the middle of a some serious golden stone and salmonfly hatches. I tied them up in orange and yellow and had success with both. The poor fly did not really have a name, but after Eric landed […]
The Arizona Wanderings Shop
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It is finally here. Thanks to the hard work of my brother, Joel Smith, over at J. Sumner Designs, the Arizona Wanderings Shop is up and running. Along with the standard Arizona Wanderings T-shirt and signature Mini-Hopper flies, my new Hunting Gambel’s Quail E-book is also available for purchase. Hunting Gambel’s Quail is a beginner’s […]
Ugly Fish Need Love Too…
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It was pushing 100º by 7:00 am and I was cursing myself for wearing a black shirt (which is what happens when you get dressed in the dark). The fishing was unbelievably slow and for an hour and a half I had fished without any success. Carp were feeding out the film but all I had […]