Big Y Fly Fishing Blog

If you're new to fly fishing, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Waders, boots, nets, floatant, tippet rings, strike indicators, fly boxes, packs, nippers… the list goes on. Walk into a fly shop and it can feel like you need a whole garage full of gear before you ever make your first cast.

If you’re new to fly fishing, choosing the right fly might feel like cracking a secret code. Trout eat insects with names like Blue-Winged Olive, Pale Morning Dun, and Zebra Midge. Bass eat streamers, poppers, frogs, and things that look like they crawled out of a swamp. And there are thousands of patterns to pick from.

Understanding Hook Sizes in Fly Fishing: A Beginner’s Guide If you’re new to fly fishing, hook sizes can feel a little backwards—sometimes literally. The numbers run in opposite directions, different brands size things differently, and a size 8 in one hook style might not match a size 8 in another....

Littlebrightmarkets. vs Big Retail Brands: What You’re Really Paying For Ever wonder why you’re paying $1–$7.50 for a single fly at a big box retailer—but can get the same pattern from us for under a buck? We get asked that all the time. And here’s the short...

We are gearing up for spring fishing and are looking over our favorite rods for trout fishing. Here are some of our favorite 9'0" 5wt rods for trout fishing:

Entry-Level:  That is a can of worms to say entry-level.  How about rods under $150?  "Entry-level" rods usually mean "as cheap as they come".  These are some quality rods that don't cost a ton.

Spring is just around the corner, again.  Winter's icy grip will soon release us, and then an onslaught of insects will begin to emerge.  Spring trout fishing is a rite.  There can be no better time to get out the fly rods than in those early days when the sun...

There is nothing quite like hiking into a little, high elevation lake to seek out a little solitude and maybe a brook trout or two.  High elevation lakes are scattered throughout the West, and they can vary widely in size, depth, temperature, and the propensity to grow trout large or...

We get a lot of phone calls and emails here.  There are a few that we get enough that it warrants a blog post.     These are all size 12 We use a couple of different brands of hooks here at Littlebrightmarkets.  Over 90% of our trout...

Trout fly fishing flies, make up the largest part of a fly catalog. They make up the largest part of new flies being designed every year. Because fly fishing for trout remains, by far, the most popular fish for fly fishermen. Other species have rapidly gained popularity, and new flies...