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Big R Fly Shop of Great Falls will be hosting a spey casting class on Saturday November 6th, presented by Bruce Berry of Beulah Fly Rods. “Bruce is and excellent caster and will show you how to make those difficult transitions from single handed to double handed techniques,” says James Shaugnessy, CEO of Beulah Fly Rods. “You will be impressed by his smooth application of power and easy to understand demonstrations on transitions from switch casting to single spey, double... Read more

  Here is a short video of our last hosted destination fly fishing trip to Campeche, Mexico (Sam gets a little crazy at the breakfast table) We are excited to learn more and more about the fly fishing opportunities around the globe and would love to take you along with us. Our trips will always be at http://www.bigrflyshop.com/destinations2/about-our-destinations for you to see which ones you may be interested in coming along on. Also if you and your friends ever want to go... Read more

Fly tying the Woodchuck Hopper with Big R Fly shop guest tyer Keaner Boyce. There is nothing more addictive in fly fishing than watching a large trout chase down and crush a dry fly.  Hoppers are large clumsy terrestrials that fall frequently into the water and often produce ferocious strikes from sizeable trout into the late summer months.  The Woodchuck Hopper is a very simple  and durable pattern with the profile of a hopper in the water that just works. Materials for... Read more