I fished for smallmouth bass at Deer Creek Reservoir with Shad Thomas this morning. We had a great time, catching and releasing 81 of these superb fighting fish ranging in size from an inch-and-a-half to twelve inches. The weather was outstanding as well, topping off a great float and fly fishing outing with my fishing […]

Today I fished Diamond Fork with Flynn Chivers, a Nadi Fly Rods client, who was interested in getting a little guidance on how to read a stream to improve fishing success. Diamond Fork is a fine small stream I have fished for years with generally good success, but as a technical stream I’ve had my […]

Many of you are likely familiar with the grip manufacturer, Winn Grips. Known for making grips with tacky, non-slip, multiple polymer compounds for golf, tennis, bicycles and wraps, they have recently branched out into fishing applications, including fly fishing. This is exciting news for those fly anglers who might find that the traditional portuguese cork […]

So good to be back in the stream after building rods hard for three weeks in preparation for the Wasatch Fly Fishing Expo.

I rigged me up a makeshift video recording system in order to grab some snippets of me landing a trout or two out on Diamond Fork recently. I have my eye on a decent action cam for future HD recording, but for now this will have to do. Thanks for watching! Randy Rodriguez  

Fished for two hours at Cleveland Reservoir and three hours at Huntington Reservoir today. (Had to get out; fishing is like my bi-weekly constitutional.) Slow fishing day, but great weather. More anglers out than I thought there would be–a long weekend for many outdoor enthusiasts because of the deer hunt?–and I heard a fair amount […]