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Welcome to my fly fishing blog! I invite you to follow along as I share my thoughts on all fly fishing related "stuff". I'll be sharing fishing stories, tips, gear reviews, pointers, trip summaries, reports and more. Tales of defeat, triumphs, mishaps, more defeats, and lessons learned await.
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Spring Flingin' - Central NY Fly Fishing
Spring fly fishing in Central NY is upon us. It has been periodically since about January…
Brian Lansing
Mar 29, 20246 min read
Send Rain - Central NY Fly Fishing
May was a busy month on the trout streams in Central NY and Syracuse. We went striper fishing, too! Now, we need rain.
Brian Lansing
Jun 2, 20233 min read
Merry Fly Fishmas
Just a quick post to say thank you to all who have joined me and supported me throughout the year. Merry Christmas!
Brian Lansing
Dec 23, 20213 min read
Spring Conditions In August?
July in review. Conditions were great this month, especially toward the end of the month, for fly fishing in Central New York.
Brian Lansing
Aug 3, 20217 min read
Merry Christmas And Happy New Year!
I'll start off by wishing everyone Merry Christmas (I know I'm 5 days late) and a happy New Year.
Brian Lansing
Dec 30, 20205 min read
Late Fall Fly Fishing In Central New York
"... wool socks, cozy waders, a warm jacket and hat, fleece pants, handwarmers, hot streamside coffee, and setting the hook on a feisty..."
Brian Lansing
Dec 1, 20203 min read
seven days of stripers
If you've read my last post, you may recall I was heading to Cape Cod for an extended trip of fly fishing and guiding for stripers and...
Brian Lansing
Sep 29, 20206 min read
Sliding into September
Without hesitation and with an unprecedented amount of confidence, precision, and force, I sent my fly rocketing directly into the...
Brian Lansing
Sep 10, 20206 min read
west branch tidbits and snapped tippets
We had fun, caught fish, broke some fish off, threw a few fits, didn’t lose too many flies or break any rods, didn’t run out of water...
Brian Lansing
Aug 3, 20205 min read
july heat, vacation, flats trip, and baseball is back!
After all, we are into the dog days of summer. This certainly doesn’t mean there isn’t good fly fishing to be had.
Brian Lansing
Jul 22, 20204 min read
Happy Independence Day
Have a great weekend. Stay safe. Enjoy a frosty beverage. Catch fish. If you don't catch fish, work on your fish stories.
Brian Lansing
Jul 3, 20204 min read
my month of may, fly fishing in central and upstate new york
My month of May. I am open for guided trips, classes, and lessons! Also, my May fly fishing report and what's new.
Brian Lansing
May 29, 20205 min read
fly tying - color, size, and material matter
Each fly is designed to do different things and for different conditions. Each has a purpose.
Brian Lansing
Apr 22, 20205 min read
weekly fly fishing review
"I wish I had a colorful story about breaking a rod as I heroically tamed a five-foot long native brook trout, which ran me a half mile..."
Brian Lansing
Apr 17, 20204 min read
low and slow
Fly fishing in winter means cold water temperatures, lethargic fish, deep holds, deep drifts, long drifts, and careful attention to...
Brian Lansing
Dec 16, 20195 min read
it’s been a while – a month in review
Putting the rods down against a tree and taking a break, we sat on a couple of boulders and sipped on hot coffee to take the chill off.
Brian Lansing
Dec 10, 20193 min read
non-committal
After you’re done beating yourself up and telling yourself “I’m the worst fly fisherman in the galaxy and brown trout must hate me”, enjoy..
Brian Lansing
Nov 8, 20193 min read
my favorite fly – the Kinky Muddler
My favorite fly and the fly that I use most often, at least for non-trout and salmon species, is the Kinky Muddler or a slight variation.
Brian Lansing
Oct 31, 20194 min read
to find fish, find the birds… and make quality casts
To find feeding fish, find feeding birds. Feeding birds means bait. Though it could also mean humans throwing stale bread in the water...
Brian Lansing
Oct 23, 20194 min read
stripers during the nor’easter - pt. 2
With a game plan of “we’ll figure it out in the morning” in place, we checked tide charts one last time and headed to bed to get ready to...
Brian Lansing
Oct 17, 20194 min read
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