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Trout Report – Top Dogs

Trout Report – Top Dogs

Tried and tested is many a successful anglers mantra. But, being creatures of habit does make stepping out of our comfort zone and fishing differently no easy task. Fortunately there’s always a common denominator when it comes to fishing the TOPS Corporate Challenge and that’s the comfortable company of colleagues and acquaintances that become friends in the celebrations that typify this hallmark event. Opening night of the TCC Final followed this familiar pattern, until a few curve balls were thrown at the entrants. Bonus points for fish over half a…

TOPS Kamberg Festival 2024

TOPS Kamberg Festival 2024

You can’t help but unwind and relax as you arrive at the TOPS Kamberg Trout festival. The magnificent backdrop of the Giant greets you as you descend into the Valley and the warm country hospitality makes you believe you belong. And, nothing quite compares to the atmosphere on opening night, rekindling old friendships, embibing a little and embellishing on the memories of past fly fishing exploits…..the truth should never get in the way of a great fishing story! 140 fly fishers were celebrating a long weekend in prime Trout territory!…

Trout Report - Betwixt and Between

Trout Report - Betwixt and Between

Of the many excuses we invent as to why we don’t convert our casts, few hold as much water as those that account for simple biology. Time with a rod in hand gives us perspective of fish behavior, but changing what we do, that has in days past worked, is easier said than done. It’s why, ‘which fly is working’ is almost a direct result of how often we throw that pattern. It’s what makes festivals like the TOPS Corporate Challenge a key indicator. The first leg of this benchmark…