 | Requiem for a Four Weight
Requiem for a Four Weightby John Berry
My favorite fly rod for the last twenty years has been a Graphite II Sage Light Line nine foot four weight. My brother, Dan, got it for me when he was working at a fly shop in Stockton, California. It wasn’t my most expensive rod and certainly not my newest on ... read more |
| Norfolk Adventure
Norfolk Adventureby John Berry
Yesterday I took my client, Greg, on his first visit on the Norfork River. Greg had taken a fly-fishing class from my brother, Dan, and me ten years ago but hasn’t fished much since then. We arrived at the river a little after eight AM and quickly donned our waders an ... read more |
| Afternoon At McClellan's
Afternoon At McClellan'sby John Berry
Adsense Yesterday it was sunny and 51 degrees with no wind. I called the dam and learned that the White was off and the Norfork had been shut down for two minutes. I invited Lori to go fishing with me but she had a sinus infection and was not up to it. I called ... read more |
| Twenty-Twenty Club
Twenty-Twenty Clubby John Berry
Adsense Yesterday I was fishing with my wife and fishing buddy, Lori. The going had been a bit slow and I decided to try a Dan's turkey quill emerger. This has been one of my go-to flies for over a decade. Dan had recently begun tying them in smaller sizes and he had ... read more |
| Fall Hoppers
Fall Hoppersby John Berry
Adsense It was a very busy summer for my wife, Lori and me. I had been very busy guiding and Lori had been involved with a complex consulting assignment. In addition, it had been beastly hot. We had a period of 100 degree plus days that took the fun out of being on the wat ... read more |
 | Y2K
Y2KBy John Berry
AdsenseI am not writing about the overly-hyped computer crisis of a few years back, but the fly. The Y2K is a bead-head egg pattern made with orange and yellow yarn that is trimmed into a conical shape. It can be quite productive. A large part of its effectiveness may be due to its ... read more |
 | Dry Fly Grand Slam
Dry Fly Grand Slamby John BerryAdsenseHere in the Arkansas Ozarks, a grand slam is catching all four species of trout (rainbow, brown, cutthroat and brook) that we have here in one day. It is a rite of passage for fly fishers and the best way that I know of to cap off a great day of fishing.
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