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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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Brian Lansing holding a striped bass caught fly fishing on Cape Cod

Winter's End

It's a sport everyone can enjoy and the Central New York fly fishing streams are an excellent place for new anglers and advanced/experienced anglers alike.

Brian Lansing

Mar 199 min read

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