Free Fishing Weekend: This Weekend

Twice per year the Michigan Department of Natural Resources offers anglers a chance to take their non-angler friends and relatives out for a free fishing weekend. This year the M-DNR free fishing weekend is this weekend — June 13th and 14th. Both residents and...

Fishing Soft-Hackles: Simple, Effective Ties

Soft-hackles are probably among the least-known and under-appreciated wet flies in the fly angling arsenal. I was turned-on to their power and simplicity by my regular fishing companion, Bryon Anderson, when I noticed that he was outfishing me once again. I asked what...

The Old-Fashioned: A Primer

I got to thinking about the Old-Fashioned yesterday. What brought it to mind was reading Jim Enger’s The Incompleat Angler: A Fly Fishing Odyssey. In the chapter entitled “The Master of Frenchman’s Pond,” Enger relates some of the details of...

Matt Zudweg: The T|N|T Interview

Matt Zudweg is a Muskegon river fly guide, award-winning artist, and fly designer. He guides with Feenstra Guide Service over 100 days per year. Matt lives in Howard City, Michigan, with his family. T|N|T: Matt, as far as I can tell, you lead at least three different...