Bluegill On A Fly

Spent the day fly fishing the lower Black River near Black River Crossing in Arizona. Caught a bunch of smallmouth bass and this hefty bluegill on green and yellow woolly buggers.

Dan W.
Irvine, CA

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Fly Fishing Report from An Irish Angler

Co. Wicklow, Ireland


Sporting early summer colours Lough Dan looked beautiful as we drifted along its eastern shore pushed by a stiff north/north west breeze. The unseasonal warm weather of recent weeks has morphed into a chilly showery pattern more akin with April than May. In between when the sun shines temperatures can reach 16 - 17 degrees, but boy when the wind blows and the grey clouds close in, it bites. Around lunchtime today a haymaker passed over bombarding Gary and I with hailstones, any wonder the trout dived for cover.

The lake has a personality that changes with the wind, fly fishing being totally at its whim. Last week we were drifting up the lake in front of a south east breeze, today a stiff wind from the north west pushed us in the opposite direction. Located high up in a steep sided glaciated Wicklow valley, Lough Dan, the largest natural lake in the county, is dog legged shaped and this feature allied to a number of conjoining valleys causes the wind to behave in mysterious ways. Respect is the key word on the water.

We had a great day, fishing a number of drifts all told we had a dozen trout to the boat supplemented with visual displays of every rise imaginable from boils and swirls to full on splashy rises to Polaris missile becomes flying fish. Now that was special, the trout clearing the water by at least six inches while arking over a metre through the air, missing the flies of course. I recast in the vicinity receiving an immediate savage take but failed to set the hook. Lough Dan trout are free rising and fight hard, give me this kind of lake fishing any day. You could drive to the west and flog away on more famous waters for one or two larger trout, or experience regular fireworks in a gorgeous lightly fished location less than an hour from home, for me it's a no brainer.

Fancy a days fly fishing on Lough Dan, contact Ashley Hayden on, +353 (0)86 869 7370 or email:anirishanglersworld@gmail.com.

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**"Special Offer"**  We will cover the tax, shipping, and handling on orders for a limited time.

One of the hottest flies we've ever tied to the end of our leader is now available! This fly has enticed trout from Colorado to California and many places in between. Typically used as a dropper below a dry fly, the VFG Nymph has worked on Rainbows, Browns, Brookies, and Apache Trout.

The VFG Nymph is tied in amber, brown, and olive in sizes 14 and 16. We will add more colors and sizes in the near future. The VFG Nymph is available for $1.25/each.

You can make your purchase in the VFG Store and use PayPal to complete your order.

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One of the hottest flies we've ever tied to the end of our leader is now available! This fly has enticed trout from Colorado to California and many places in between. Typically used as a dropper below a dry fly, the VFG Nymph has worked on Rainbows, Browns, Brookies, and Apache Trout.

The VFG Nymph is tied in amber, brown, and olive in sizes 14 and 16. We will add more colors and sizes in the near future. The VFG Nymph is available for $1.25/each.

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Black River, AZ Fly Fishing Report

April 26, 2011
Spent the late morning fishing the Black River in East Central Arizona. With a below average snow pack and limited run off, the river was running just above base flow. The water was slightly stained, but offered good visibility. I caught three small brown's 8, 10, and 11, all in deep fast moving cuts. The fish hit a brown #16 VFG Nymph, dropped off a #12 Blue Winged Olive.


Casey J.
Tucson, AZ

Black River, AZ Fly Fishing Report

Fly fished the Black River in the Apache National Forest. We parked near the junction of County Road 24 and 83 and hiked west to the river. Caught 4 Browns, with the largest being a 12 incher. Used a dry/dropper set up with one taking a Royal Stimulator and three taking the VFG Nymph (brown and amber). Reports from my fishing buddies encouraged me to venture down to areas on the lower part of the Black, but due to the hike into this area, we had to postpone that trek for a later time.

Darin W.
Tucson, AZ

The VFG Nymph is now available!

One of the hottest flies we've ever tied to the end of our leader is now available! This fly has enticed trout from Colorado to California and many places in between. Typically used as a dropper below a dry fly, the VFG Nymph has worked on Rainbows, Browns, Brookies, and Apache Trout.

The VFG Nymph is tied in amber, brown, and olive in sizes 14 and 16. We will add more colors and sizes in the near future. The VFG Nymph is available for $1.25/each.

As a "Special Offer" we will cover the tax, shipping, and handling.

You can make your purchase in the VFG Store and use PayPal to complete your order.