DIY Vintage Fly

This channel is my documentation of the many species I chase...all on fly! Small stream brookies to offshore brutes...I pursue it all normally using modern fiberglass rods with a variety of vintage reels. My fishing throughout the year is a mixture of freshwater and saltwater using rods from 2 wt to 14 wt. Occasionally i will use antique/vintage silk or nylon fly lines and antique/vintage flies from yesteryear to connect with fly fishing's past. I try (though poorly) to highlight some interesting fly fishing gear history from time to time as well.

Down East NC Fall Bass Fly Fishing

Down East NC Fall Bass Fly Fishing
Bluefish, Spanish Mackerel, Sharks, Birds Oh My! Fly Fishing Echo Bad Glass on the S Outer Banks, NC

Bluefish, Spanish Mackerel, Sharks, Birds Oh My! Fly Fishing Echo Bad Glass on the S Outer Banks, NC
An Afternoon Fly Fishing NC High Country Post Helene, Brookies and Bass Lake at Moses Cone Park

An Afternoon Fly Fishing NC High Country Post Helene, Brookies and Bass Lake at Moses Cone Park
Fly Fishing Central NC for a Very Rare Gamefish! Big Roanoke Bass on the Moonlit Lunar S Glass 7wt

Fly Fishing Central NC for a Very Rare Gamefish! Big Roanoke Bass on the Moonlit Lunar S Glass 7wt
Hurricane Helene, Fly Fishing from Before and After on a North Carolina High Country Trout Stream.

Hurricane Helene, Fly Fishing from Before and After on a North Carolina High Country Trout Stream.
Fly Fishing a Ari T Hart Reel for Summer Stripers at Nacoochee Bend on Chattahoochee River Helen, GA

Fly Fishing a Ari T Hart Reel for Summer Stripers at Nacoochee Bend on Chattahoochee River Helen, GA
Carp Fly Fishing after work on a 6wt Glass Rod....Tails and Backs Everywhere on an NC Mud Flat!

Carp Fly Fishing after work on a 6wt Glass Rod....Tails and Backs Everywhere on an NC Mud Flat!
Memorial Weekend 2025. Nice Fly Caught Spanish Mackerel Fishing So. OBX, NC on Orvis Clearwater #9

Memorial Weekend 2025. Nice Fly Caught Spanish Mackerel Fishing So. OBX, NC on Orvis Clearwater #9
Topwater Fly Fishing for Big Post Spawn Bass with Fiberglass. Moonlit Lunar S Glass #7

Topwater Fly Fishing for Big Post Spawn Bass with Fiberglass. Moonlit Lunar S Glass #7
Fly Fishing the Texas Hill Country. Bonus Brushy Creek Footage at Champion Park and Round Rock Area

Fly Fishing the Texas Hill Country. Bonus Brushy Creek Footage at Champion Park and Round Rock Area
White Bass Run 2025! Fly Fishing Chewed-up Flies and EVEN TOPWATER. Fenwick Fenglass, Vivarelli reel

White Bass Run 2025! Fly Fishing Chewed-up Flies and EVEN TOPWATER. Fenwick Fenglass, Vivarelli reel
Fly Fishing for American Shad ! Swinging Flies with a Switch ( Spey ) Rod and Click and Pawl Reel

Fly Fishing for American Shad ! Swinging Flies with a Switch ( Spey ) Rod and Click and Pawl Reel
Fly Fishing the Roanoke River NC Hickory Shad Run with a Shooting Head

Fly Fishing the Roanoke River NC Hickory Shad Run with a Shooting Head
Fly Fishing the 2025 Eno River White Bass Run with a VR Fly Reel from Ukraine

Fly Fishing the 2025 Eno River White Bass Run with a VR Fly Reel from Ukraine
Toothy Marauders! Fly Fishing for Chain Pickerel in an Eastern North Carolina Grist Mill Pond

Toothy Marauders! Fly Fishing for Chain Pickerel in an Eastern North Carolina Grist Mill Pond
Fly Fishing a Historic Grist Mill Spillway for Crappie and Flier with a vintage multiplier fly reel

Fly Fishing a Historic Grist Mill Spillway for Crappie and Flier with a vintage multiplier fly reel
Surprise NC Striped Bass on Fly Rod, fiberglass Moonlit Lunar S-Glass #7 ft. Explorishing Adventures

Surprise NC Striped Bass on Fly Rod, fiberglass Moonlit Lunar S-Glass #7 ft. Explorishing Adventures
Shore Core! Fly Fishing the S. Outer Banks NC False Albacore Run on the Beach at Shackleford Banks

Shore Core! Fly Fishing the S. Outer Banks NC False Albacore Run on the Beach at Shackleford Banks
Fly Fishing Mayo River State Park, NC for Smallmouth Bass and Panfish, Moonlit S Glass 7 weight

Fly Fishing Mayo River State Park, NC for Smallmouth Bass and Panfish, Moonlit S Glass 7 weight
Taking a Beginner Fly Fishing for the First Time at Eno River State Park near Durham, NC for Sunfish

Taking a Beginner Fly Fishing for the First Time at Eno River State Park near Durham, NC for Sunfish
Texas Hill Country Fly Fishing in Brushy Creek in Round Rock Guadalupe bass, largemouth, and sunfish

Texas Hill Country Fly Fishing in Brushy Creek in Round Rock Guadalupe bass, largemouth, and sunfish
Evening Bass and Crappie Fly Fishing at the Lake and Spillway with the Moonlit 6 wt Lunar S Glass

Evening Bass and Crappie Fly Fishing at the Lake and Spillway with the Moonlit 6 wt Lunar S Glass
Fly Fishing for Bowfin with Echo Bad Ass Glass Almost Sent Me to the Hospital!

Fly Fishing for Bowfin with Echo Bad Ass Glass Almost Sent Me to the Hospital!
Fly Fishing River Holaa in Iceland for Arctic Char with GoFishing Iceland and Guide Mike

Fly Fishing River Holaa in Iceland for Arctic Char with GoFishing Iceland and Guide Mike
Fly Fishing Lake Laugarvatn Iceland for Arctic Char and Brown Trout with Go Fishing Iceland and Mike

Fly Fishing Lake Laugarvatn Iceland for Arctic Char and Brown Trout with Go Fishing Iceland and Mike
Attack of the Arctic terns in Iceland !!

Attack of the Arctic terns in Iceland !!
Texas Hill Country Fly Fishing. San Gabriel River at San Gabriel Park in Georgetown.

Texas Hill Country Fly Fishing. San Gabriel River at San Gabriel Park in Georgetown.
Fly Fishing Eno River State Park NC ! Brood XIX 13 Year Cicada Hatch ! Rare Roanoke Bass and Sunfish

Fly Fishing Eno River State Park NC ! Brood XIX 13 Year Cicada Hatch ! Rare Roanoke Bass and Sunfish
Fly Fishing the Brood XIX Cicada Emergence on the Eno River at Penny's Bend in NC..Surprise Catfish!

Fly Fishing the Brood XIX Cicada Emergence on the Eno River at Penny's Bend in NC..Surprise Catfish!