78. New rods, ugly flies, and beautiful places. Joshua and Caleb discuss a recent fishing trip to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

In this episode, Joshua and Caleb discuss a recent fly-fishing trip to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to try out two new rods and rigs. Exploring new modes of fly fishing often seems intimidating, but after being gifted a fiberglass rod and a euro rod, we knew we had to give them a shot, and we were so impressed. In this episode, we discuss the following:  -Trying out new fly fishing techniques -Fly fishing with glass -Overcoming the euro learning curve -Can you dry/dropper fish with a euro rod? -Getting frustrated with fly tying -Ugly flies catch fish -Dad tips -and more stories from an epic day on the water.  Mentioned in this episode: Snoqualmie Rod Co. - https://www.snoqualmierodco.com G. Loomis - https://www.gloomis.com/ Fischer's Flies - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_kjGPcwzJeEySXWxKEBvYA Find Dads On The Fly online and sign up for our newsletter at https://www.dadsonthefly.com/ Support Dads On the Fly on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=84380068 Check out our sponsors: https://www.maggievalleyflyshop.com/ https://troutinsights.com/ https://catchcamnets.com/ https://turtleboxaudio.com/ https://www.aflyco.com/