Catch-And-Release: Caring for Trout Before, During, After the Catch
We all love fishing, which means we also love more fish in the water. In that spirit, we're talking about how to care for your catch before, during, and after the fight.
How to Mend Your Fly Line Like a Pro
More than flies, casts, and lucky underwear, a great drift is the key to catching more fish—and it starts with a mend.
The Skill, Philosophy, and Serendipity Behind No Leaf Clover’s Success Story.
We could open this interview by talking about over-commercialization in fly fishing or supporting small business, but arguments tend to fall flat when you take a look at Mike Craig’s nets. They spe...
13 Essential Accessories for Every Fly Angler
With plenty of unnecessary trinkets on the market, we’re putting together a list of fly fishing accessories every angler should have.
Moonshine Rod Co.'s Ultimate Fly Fishing Gift Guide
We know the scenario. The holidays are quickly approaching, maybe even an important birthday, and you have no idea what to get the angler in your life. Maybe you’re not an angler yourself and the i...
Go Deep, Dude: 6 Ways to Get Lines Down and Catch More Fish
We’re talking split shot, droppers, sinking lines, and so much more
Who Needs a Boat? How to Wade Fish Like a Pro.
We’re embracing simplicity and offering some tips for catching fish on your own two feet.
How to Catch Trout: 5 Basic Principles
Fly fishing is about as much fun as you can have on the water. But, it’s also difficult. Just mastering your cast and being able to get a fly in the water is hard enough, not to mention tricking a ...
A Beginner's Guide to Riverside Entomology
There are two types of fly anglers: Those who like to pick up rocks and look at the weird stuff they find, and everyone else. If you fall into the former category, you’re probably not even going to...
5 Essential Flies With Landon Brasseur
Welcome to a brand new series! We’re asking some of our favorite fly-anglers (and friends) to drop their five most essential flies and why they always have them on the water. It’s a great way to no...
6 Essential Knots for Fly Anglers
There are two types of anglers: Those who just need a knot to do its job and those who really like to nerd out about knots. If you fall into the latter category and have been tying the Bimini Twist...
Flight and Flies: A Veteran's Story
At Moonshine, we firmly believe that fly fishing is about so much more than fly fishing. It’s a sport of obsession, passion, healing, and maybe even a few fish, and more than a few veterans have di...
How Do Warm Temperatures Affect Trout?
After a year in lockdown due to the pandemic, fly anglers are facing a different type of lockdown—prohibited fishing due to rising temperatures across the Western U.S. According to an article in Th...