We are doing a late winter, pre season sale on fly boxes here in the shop. If you're looking for a smoking deal on a fantastic fly box, look no further. This is a buy one, get one free deal on select fly boxes only available online! Click here to view the boxes....
The air was chilly and steam pushed out of my nose when I poked my head out of the sleeping bag. The last memory from the evening before was watching the fly tying scene in Dan Bailey's fly shop from Rancho Deluxe on the canvas wall of our tent. Technology...
I have spent close to two decades fishing the waters that surround Estancia Tecka, but never experienced Tecka myself until this year. Estancia Tecka is a massive 400,000+ acre ranch located between Esquel and Rio Pico in the Chubut Province of Argentina. Over the...
Dan Vogel, Steve Rewick, and I just finished an awesome week of fishing for golden dorado in northern Argentina. We spent the first half of the week at Pira Lodge located near the Ibera Marsh and the second half at Suinda Lodge located on the Upper Parana River. Both...
Stillwater fishing with flies is, in some ways, the final frontier of fly fishing to the United States angler. Our rivers get all the attention and most people’s romantic mental images of fly fishing are of standing waist-deep in a trout stream, making long casts to...
This assortment of flies for New Zealand has been hand-selected by BSA co-owner Jonathan Heames and most excellent New Zealand guide, Sean Andrews. These fantastic flies from Sean's own, Category 3 Fly Company, are exclusively available online in the US through Big...
The 12 days of Christmas finishes up today! Stay tuned for more gear reviews this winter here on the Blog and a huge shout out to all those folks who participated thus far in our online fly shop, thank you very much. The Simms Taco Bag is one of those simple pieces...
The glass for the angler who can't have glass. You know they guy, or gal, who just has that uncanny knack for dropping things. Why spill your beer and break the glass? You don't have to any more! The only problem is that you'll have a hard time getting this away...
Each year we get asked for streamer patterns that we personally like, flies we fish with and have success with. It's no secret that Kelly Galloup's flies work and their bin appeal is second to none. Kelly has spent a ton of time at the vise and at the river testing...
All of us here at BSA remember our first fly rod like it was yesterday. For most of us who grew up in the 80's and 90's, Fenwick dominated the market with shorter fiberglass fly rods like the one my dad, Tom, built for me; I still use the 8'6" 5 wt. from time to time...
From our humble beginnings in Joe's garage back in 2004, Big Sky Anglers has been committed to teaching anglers how to fly fish. We do our best to break down the techniques and offer insight all day long during guide trips. It is our goal to help anglers become the...
Yesterday we featured a bunch of great dries and discussed how fishing it dry can happen seven months a year here in West Yellowstone. While that is true, trout aren't always eating dry flies. Angling subsurface is super important and we believe whole heartedly that...
West Yellowstone is one of those unique places in the world which offers dry fly fishing for nearly seven months of the year. Most of us in the shop prefer to fish dries whenever possible in our daily lives as anglers to our fishing programs as guides. From the...
12 days of Christmas - Day Five - The Fishpond Gift Pack Fishpond is one of the companies that just keeps coming up with great products year after year. From wading nets and boat nets, to hip packs and boats bags they seem to think of darn near everything. We walked...
12 days of Christmas - Day Three and Four - Dueling Lanyards Over the years we have utilized and seen darn near every single way to carry one's tools of the trade for attaching terminal tackle. What is really comes down to is that everyone has a different idea of...
12 Days of Christmas - Day Two - The Orvis Retro BSA Trucker Hat Years ago back in Illinois, when I was just a wee lad, I was given a duck brown camo hat by my father Tom. In those days, duck brown camo was the only camo for waterfowl hunting. Wetlands camo...
For the Holiday Season we are kicking things off with a 12 Days of Christmas run here on the blog, Instagram, FB and on our online fly shop. If you're looking for that hard to find gift for that angler in your family, look no further. We will be featuring a new...
The Echo Micro Practice Rod (MPR) from the good folks at Rajeff Sports is just what you and your fishy friends need this winter to get you ready for the Green Drake hatch on the Henry's Fork. This little gem was designed for indoor use so need for Mom to make...
Today, FWP announced the beginning of the official scoping process for Madison River recreation management alternatives. This represents a significant step forward in the process, and the first time that the general public has an easy way to express their feelings on...
Hi everyone. We're moving out some of the demo rods from this past year to make room for 2020 demos. This is a great opportunity to get into some lightly used gear at a great discount. As always, these sales are final, and buyer is responsible for shipping costs. ...