Feather Forge Fly Co.

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Time to grow up. . . . . . . Pinch your Barbs.


Sometimes while fishing the Skeena in the spring you will find remnants of highwater tackle loss.  You’ll find plunking weights, flies, leaders and sometimes sink tips and Skagit heads.   I was a little disappointed the other day while out fishing between myself and my buddy, we found four fly rigs  3 of the four that did not have the barb pinched the remaining was a barbless hook.  I get it that sometimes people can forget, but it's the Law and what is it that’s so scary about losing a fish anyway? You weren't allowed to keep what you were targeting or probably going to let it go regardless.  It's the right thing to do and its the law. It’s time to grow up pinch your Barbs.