Resident Pimp Painter, Paul Puckett; Bass

Resident Pimp Painter, Paul Puckett, shows off his latest addition to an already spectacualr collection of Catch and Release Paintings. Not too shabby my man. How are you with carp?

Dog Days of Spring

Blanco Honky Ambassador, and one of Yellow Dog's finest, Anne Johansen, shows off some off some of the best the Big Horn has to offer. Spring can prove to be one of the best time's of year to fish these fabled waters while avoiding the crowds. Get it while the gettin is good honkies!

Honky Head Protection: Hail Helmut

Blanco Honky Ambassador, Ryan Perry, shows us one more use for the Bugger Barn.

Fly Shop Guy gets an “Ear Full”

Believe you me honkies; those are indeed, the notorious biting Griffith’s Gnats, and they're out in full force. So be sure and DEET-up before you head out this weekend! Don’t let a swarm of tiny insects spoil your fishing weekend… Especially, if you’re fishing on the same water I am say between 7 and 9am. However that seems unlikely unless your planning on stopping by the shop to help out with the morning plunging for brown trout; compliments of my boss no doubt.

Seychelles: The Land of Giants

Spreading the love in primo honky fashion, Blanco Ambassador Paris Fleezanis shows off his skills with this 40lb Giant Trevally. When not pimping out content for This is Fly, this honky slings the long rod for everything, everywhere. Paris also reports some excellent bonefishing with his wife boasting 10 landed on her first day ever bonefishing. Not too shabby amiga! Keep slaying those Giants amigo!

Beer me!

Some soothing southern suds for your taste buds.

New Zealand Report #2

Blanco Ambassador Dawson Dunning laying it down, Blanco Style in the apparent Trout Fishing Capital of the World in Turangi, New Zealand. This is the 2nd of many reports to come from Dawson. Cheers Honkies!

Merkin: The story behind the muff

Ever wondered how Del Brown came up with the name "Merkin" for his crab pattern? Ever wonder what a "Merkin" is? Well, if you want to know check this out. Volume is required. Thanks to Blanco Ambassador and Resident Pimp Painter Paul Puckett for this one, and thanks to the production team at WWW.FISH-N-FEATHERS.COM for taking the time to answer one of Fly Fishing's urban legends.

Your Monthly Moment in Waders

You know what would go great with that sweater? A big-ass whitefish. Nice job Laura! Keep slinging the buggers to those monster whities.

What's in Blanco's Basket?

Easter Eggs of course. We love the different sizes and colors, and though there's no chance of finding a $5 bill inside of one of these, we're certain the contents are too valuable to put a $ sign on. The Blanco Basket salutes the kind of eggs that will hopefully grow into very strong, very large, slippery swimmers. So sit back, suck on an egg, and enjoy 5 of our Easter favorites:

1) Whitefish Eggs

2) Steelhead Eggs

3) Smallmouth Bass Eggs

4) Chinook King Salmon Eggs

5) Carp Eggs

A Blanco Moment: Overalls on Ice

With the Spring getting its thaw on, we figured we'd offer up one more from the ice. How do you spot a Honky on the ice? Look for the guy with no shirt and wearing some variety of overalls. Oh yeah, he'll probably be holding a stick and staring at a hole. Cheers and happy honkying!

Jaws: Revenge of the Kiwi

That's right, Blanco goes to New Zealand. The Blanco Honky Nation is growing, and infecting unsuspecting fish across the globe. Many thanks to Blanco Honky Ambassador, Dawson Dunning for these sweet shots of a beautiful New Zealand Brown. Dawson is on sabbatical in New Zealand for the better part of the year, teasing trout and chasing sheep. So stay tuned, because there's plenty more to come from Dawson Dunning, down under. Over and out honkies...

Cooterfest!

And their slogan is, "A little cooter never hurt anybody!"

Horny Heads

Yeah, that's right. Blanco be Brownlining too.

Sight fishing Snook

A South Florida Ambassador reports: "Saw that ol sum bitch, and slung 'em one. That turned out to be a lot of fun!" Heck yes honky! Keep 'em coming you old sum bitch, nice snook!