Maine Striped Bass: Finally A Big One

  I can’t remember how old I was when I started fishing, but I was young. Like, needing my dad to walk me to the river so I didn’t fall in and drown young. My dad never fished, but I grew up next to a river and loved the outdoors, so he bought me a cheap kiddo...

The Shark Crew

I’m 52 years old. Fishing has been an identifying part of my being for as long as I can remember. I come from a big family. We call ourselves “The Farkles.” Everyone gets a nickname. Mine is “Fishy Farkle.” My earliest memories involve...

Stripers In The Snow: Fishing Is Life And Fun

When those outside the fly fishing community think about fly fishing they may think about trout, the wall street elite, red neck hippie vagabonds and a seemingly “out there” expression of art and science. For the flies and fins crew, fly fishing is so much more to...

Flies And Fins: We’re Back!

10 Years has passed since a Fish Tale has been published on FliesAndFins.com. The number and strength of the lifelong bonds created as a direct result of Flies and Fins is astounding. The fact that these bonds continue to be forged daily is it’s very legacy.

Saltwater Fly Fishing: Albie “Magic”

Saltwater fly fishing for False Albacore (albies). It’s rare when ”everything” is perfect and everything comes together (wind, water temps, tides, air temps, water clarity etc.) On this day, ”everything’ was perfect and made for a magical day of saltwa