• Jan7

    On an abnormally warm day in January, brown trout were chasing streamers as if it were late spring. In fact, it felt like late spring with temperatures hovering around 60°. Armed with a new video camera and eager to capture as much footage as possible, I set out to one of my favorite brown trout… Read more

  • Dec18

    It has been a while since a post here at Foul Hook, and there’s really no excuses for that. I’ve had plenty of opportunities to go fishing and write about it, but it just hasn’t happened. However, I have received a lot of new gear throughout the year so be on the lookout for some… Read more

  • Jun9

    It’s been a major heat wave in the Southeast, and the fishing has responded.  Water levels seemed a little low today on one particular creek, but overall the fishing has been good.  One of my favorite times of year is getting started; fishing terrestrials.  It will still be another couple weeks before it really gets… Read more

  • Apr22

    A Soggy April

    Posted in: Reports

    Well it’s been raining quite a bit around these parts, but that’s what April is all about. Can’t let it stop you, so I headed out for a half day trip to one of my favorite brookie creeks.  The high, fast flows meant I was gonna have to find them in the deep pools, which… Read more

  • Mar9

    Not long ago, I was tying on a newer vise and feeling frustrated with the lack of quality in the flies that resulted from it. The hook would move or not even set properly, the jaws were too large and cumbersome with smaller hooks, and overall the fly tying experience was best described as annoying. No, it wasn’t the “cream of the crop” $600+ vise pictured here (and for that much I’d expect it to tie the flies for me), but it was about a $100 vise which I expected would get the job done just fine.