Category: Back East Blog

Fly Fishing the legendary waters of the East Coast

Back the Brookie

Brook trout have been fighting an uphill battle to survive for the last 200 years as their native eastern habitat is exponentially destroyed in the name of progress and urbanization but now they have a new hope. Enter Shannon White Penn State Ph. D. candidate and Tyler Wagner Ph. D. together they are The Troutlook. …

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Fly Fishing for Bass with Poppers in Pennsylvania 

Guide: Ben Rogers Business: Chasing Tails Fly Fishing We got out for a minute with Ben Rogers owner of Chasing Tails Fly Fishing to learn more about fishing for bass with poppers. Ben had us on a beautiful stretch of water and despite challenging conditions he put us on some great fish.  Chasing Tails is running …

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Fly Fishing Terrestrials in Pennsylvania, mid-summer fishing report.

Fishing terrestrial fly patterns begins reaching it’s peak in Pennsylvania around August and typically remains a very good dry-fly option for the rest of the summer and into early fall. By this time all of the land-loving lures we love to catch fish on are beginning to show up in numbers. Heavy hitters like beetles, …

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