https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/next-bend-journal/around-the-next-bend-introducing-the-next-bend-journal 2026-07-04T14:00:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/9761/4678/articles/next-bend-journal_b0933b8c-3e6c-4dc8-b4b6-3b1cdd92c68d.jpg?v=1781893901 Around The Next Bend - Introducing The Next Bend Journal https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/next-bend-journal/winter-tying 2026-07-04T14:02:28-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/9761/4678/articles/firehole-winter-fly-tying-header-midge-boxes_d9cd5f89-1dad-4855-98c5-cb260c88dc38.jpg?v=1781893893 Winter Tying https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/firehole-ambassadors/freddy-block-vernon-nj 2026-09-15T14:24:14-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/9761/4678/articles/freddy_river_pa.jpg?v=1771348514 Freddy Block - Vernon, NJ https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/next-bend-journal/the-beer-that-ends-the-day 2026-07-04T14:00:31-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/9761/4678/articles/end-of-day-beer-blog-post-image_ef8f2d77-2e0e-4bd2-8df9-4b4e8a617377.jpg?v=1781893881 The Beer That Ends The Day https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/next-bend-journal/the-flies-you-never-fish 2026-07-04T14:00:31-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/9761/4678/articles/the-flies-you-never-fish_af180a33-f7a2-493e-837b-4e075de0046c.jpg?v=1781893869 The Flies You Never Fish https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/next-bend-journal/why-should-you-fish 2026-07-04T14:00:31-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/9761/4678/articles/chris-higgins-why-should-you-fish_67fddce1-f836-435c-895c-6ed17d2ea67d.jpg?v=1783187821 Why Should You Fish? https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/next-bend-journal/the-river-doesnt-care-who-you-are 2026-07-04T14:01:23-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/9761/4678/articles/the-river-doesnt-care-who-you-are-next-bend-journal_44f1fbc1-fd18-43d4-adcf-d6944255e329.jpg?v=1781893831 The River Doesn't Care Who You Are https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/next-bend-journal/the-pattern-that-changed-everything 2026-07-04T14:01:23-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/9761/4678/articles/RF-5486-Enhanced-NR_1.jpg?v=1781893851 The Pattern That Changed Everything https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/next-bend-journal/the-billion-to-one-odds-why-fly-fishing-is-a-privilege-not-just-a-hobby 2026-07-04T14:01:23-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/9761/4678/articles/be-thankful-be-humble_ea387b10-a568-45ad-96c0-96cc83268c47.jpg?v=1783187841 The Billion-to-One Odds: Why Fly Fishing is a Privilege, Not Just a Hobby https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/next-bend-journal/why-barbless 2026-10-01T19:18:18-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/9761/4678/articles/why-barbless-blog-post_5080868f-fe62-48d1-8287-d546917df1a4.jpg?v=1783190949 Why Barbless? https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/next-bend-journal/why-i-bought-firehole 2026-07-04T14:01:23-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/9761/4678/articles/john-place-why-i-bought-firehole_61d2e78c-9082-4d83-ac17-e2c20c865df3.jpg?v=1781893783 Why I Bought Firehole https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/next-bend-journal/tungsten-honestly 2026-07-04T14:02:29-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/9761/4678/articles/firehole-tungsten-honestly-blog-image_98076ad8-51dd-4bb6-b537-e84ef41a9891.jpg?v=1781893795 Tungsten, Honestly https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/next-bend-journal/camp-chairs-and-headlamps 2026-07-04T14:02:29-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/9761/4678/articles/camp-chairs-and-headlamps_055d6810-9bf0-43c8-8291-a12fef90534d.jpg?v=1781893759 Camp Chairs and Headlamps https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/next-bend-journal/the-water-you-drive-past 2026-07-04T14:02:29-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/9761/4678/articles/the-water-you-drive-past_e054d256-7b11-4624-9d65-25a5aba8c04b.jpg?v=1781893741 The Water You Drive Past https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/next-bend-journal/the-flies-you-tie-in-june 2026-07-04T14:02:29-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/9761/4678/articles/frenchie_2_6f7618a5-5f61-4575-aeb3-c73496848446.jpg?v=1781893707 The Flies You Tie in June https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/firehole-ambassadors/bailee-ross-wanganui-new-zealand 2026-09-15T14:26:32-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/9761/4678/articles/bailee_ross_908c6d86-1240-4cdc-9286-91443ec13325.webp?v=1789435381 Bailee Ross - 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Sweden https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/next-bend-journal/the-longest-day 2026-07-04T14:09:16-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/9761/4678/articles/sunset_picture_connecticut_river_ced49253-8d34-4e9a-bf41-4a44fb320b36.jpg?v=1781893684 The Longest Day https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/next-bend-journal/building-something-that-lasts 2026-06-26T19:18:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/9761/4678/articles/frenchie_sulphur_variant_2_ed2919b9-f083-4c2a-917d-903ddb31fe8b.jpg?v=1782515880 Building Something That Lasts https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/next-bend-journal/the-feeling-that-keeps-us-coming-back 2026-07-04T08:51:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/9761/4678/articles/Connecticut_River_Dusk_bd974f69-6d2d-48f3-a054-d37efc6c829c.jpg?v=1783169464 The Feeling That Keeps Us Coming Back Bow of a fishing boat on a calm river at dusk, tree-lined banks reflecting in still water, soft pink sky and a mountain ridge in the distance. https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/next-bend-journal/the-water-belongs-to-everyone 2026-07-04T08:34:49-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/9761/4678/articles/deerfield_river_069abe37-f057-4f34-9c9f-c3adb2b9fad8.jpg?v=1783168489 The Water Belongs to Everyone https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/from-the-bench/tungsten-bead-size-chart 2026-10-04T14:39:33-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/9761/4678/articles/Group_Photo_-_Tied_-_rectangle_e2c99126-0c6b-418f-85ee-760754cdf66b.jpg?v=1789734030 Tungsten Bead Size Chart: What Size Bead for Every Hook https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/from-the-bench/are-barbless-hooks-better 2026-10-01T15:27:41-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/9761/4678/articles/frenchie_sulphur_variant_94fa2b2f-ae1f-4202-a53c-f4d439daa5fc.jpg?v=1783178070 Are Barbless Hooks Better? The Tyer's Case for Barbless Barbless Firehole hook point https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/from-the-bench/euro-nymphing-hooks-jig-hooks 2026-10-04T14:08:48-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/9761/4678/articles/Midr_-_flies_-_tight_crop.jpg?v=1783179131 Euro Nymphing Hooks: Pairing Jig Hooks with Slotted Tungsten Euro nymph tied on a Firehole jig hook with a slotted tungsten bead https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/from-the-bench/how-to-choose-a-fly-tying-hook 2026-10-04T11:29:20-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/9761/4678/articles/hook_collage.png?v=1783186894 How to Choose a Fly Tying Hook: The Firehole Sticks Line by Fly Type Firehole Sticks fly tying hooks by type https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/from-the-bench/oversizing-tungsten-beads 2026-10-04T14:13:05-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/9761/4678/articles/brown_stone_cropped_814f6626-7e67-43a9-b9ec-ae723c8fa94f.jpg?v=1783187669 Oversizing Tungsten Beads for Euro Nymphing Firehole jig hook with an oversized slotted tungsten bead https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/next-bend-journal/why-we-still-tie-our-own-flies 2026-07-09T16:15:33-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/9761/4678/articles/squirrels-ear_25b4158f-253b-4796-8bea-68a06c2a4f9d.jpg?v=1783628133 Why We Still Tie Our Own Flies https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/next-bend-journal/the-last-night 2026-07-19T16:00:07-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/9761/4678/articles/family_shadows.jpg?v=1784490825 The Last Night https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/next-bend-journal/playing-the-long-game 2026-07-28T19:54:33-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/9761/4678/articles/bench_photo_2b13b574-1dc7-4495-872d-5293d5d1a567.jpg?v=1785282873 Playing the Long Game Fly tyer at the vise mid-tie, bench covered in thread spools, hackle, and materials https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/firehole-ambassadors/mike-cline-bozeman-montana 2026-09-15T14:26:19-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/9761/4678/articles/mike_cline_ambassador_38e81a3a-a5ed-4309-a9fe-1ddcc8805777.jpg?v=1785282905 Mike Cline - Bozeman, Montana https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/from-the-bench/hook-wire-weight-explained 2026-10-01T15:16:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/9761/4678/articles/diagram_wire_weight_profile_7e2fc361-a308-4e20-8204-c63c8bb3e628.jpg?v=1790802382 Hook Wire Weight: Fine, Standard, and Heavy Explained A heavy wire hook and a light wire hook laid together, showing the difference in wire thickness along the shank https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/from-the-bench/hook-x-system-explained 2026-10-01T15:15:10-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/9761/4678/articles/diagram_x_system_length_v2.jpg?v=1790801400 The Hook X System: Reading 2X Long, 2X Gape, and 2X Heavy Two barbless jig hooks, labelled 1XL and 3XL, showing the longer shank on the 3XL hook https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/from-the-bench/fly-hook-sizes-explained 2026-10-01T15:13:52-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/9761/4678/articles/520_side_by_side_25057836-a24d-435f-adfc-23e5190c5756.png?v=1787354000 Fly Hook Sizes Explained: How Hook Sizing Works https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/next-bend-journal/the-water-that-looks-empty 2026-08-08T08:44:58-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/9761/4678/articles/deerfield_river_1_c7022810-80d9-4425-94f0-82c8f850555a.jpg?v=1786193098 The Water That Looks Empty https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/from-the-bench/fly-tying-hook-anatomy 2026-10-01T15:14:10-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/9761/4678/articles/hook_anatomy_5ba7627d-8cfe-4fcf-b482-3efb667ef395.png?v=1785893195 Fly Tying Hook Anatomy: Every Part Explained Firehole Sticks 419 hook anatomy diagram labeling the eye, shank, bend, throat, point, gap, total length, and front length. https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/next-bend-journal/the-first-fly-i-ever-trusted 2026-08-15T10:26:45-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/9761/4678/articles/pheasant_tail_nymph_609_group.jpg?v=1786804005 The First Fly I Ever Trusted A group of pheasant tail nymphs and variants tied on barbless hooks, with copper wire ribbing and peacock and olive thoraxes https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/next-bend-journal/the-sound-of-august 2026-08-20T13:42:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/9761/4678/articles/deerfield_river_dusk_820176e7-acd9-4111-95ff-16c2f30a97de.jpg?v=1787247724 The Sound of August A calm river in low summer water at last light, trees along the far bank catching the evening sun, an exposed gravel bar in the foreground https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/from-the-bench/stone-stack 2026-10-01T15:20:08-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/9761/4678/articles/718-10_ALJ045_BB037_TD032_-_SQ_d972cbf7-b5ed-44bf-ac8a-4e818cf25ed0.jpg?v=1787356214 The Stone Stack: How to Weight a Fly on Purpose https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/from-the-bench/how-pure-are-tungsten-beads 2026-10-01T15:14:56-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/9761/4678/articles/firehole-4mm-kiwi-round-stones-scale-5-48g_86ccc18d-e7a4-465e-9ad0-7e883d4bf9fa.jpg?v=1787441277 How Pure Are Tungsten Beads? Twelve Firehole 4.0mm Round Stones in Kiwi on a digital scale reading 5.48 grams https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/next-bend-journal/why-i-care-about-barbless 2026-09-15T20:58:38-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/9761/4678/articles/new-for-2425_f6509149-f923-4667-ba5b-f522696a9eff.jpg?v=1789520318 Why I Care About Barbless Four bare Firehole Sticks barbless hooks on white, showing jig, curved and standard shank profiles https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/from-the-bench/october-caddis-fly-pattern 2026-08-27T15:31:27-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/9761/4678/articles/718_october_caddis_FreddysFlyz_a3b1199b-48c0-4bc4-b65d-0f34294dcf86.png?v=1787850299 October Caddis: The Pattern, the Hatch, and How to Fish It October Caddis dry fly tied on a Firehole Sticks 718 by Freddy Block https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/from-the-bench/firehole-hook-cross-reference 2026-10-01T12:41:24-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/9761/4678/articles/4-18_square.jpg?v=1788616669 What Firehole Hook Replaces the One You Already Tie On? https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/next-bend-journal/the-river-you-grew-up-on 2026-09-05T10:22:50-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/9761/4678/articles/knox_covered_bridge_valley_forge_national_park_db990818-9f12-46ce-b00d-3d25345592d9.jpg?v=1788618170 The River You Grew Up On Knox Covered Bridge in Valley Forge National Historical Park https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/from-the-bench/simple-bwo-emerger-finicky-trout 2026-10-01T15:14:18-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/9761/4678/articles/315_bwo_emerger_4a5d2493-a4ae-4cbb-892f-d6da238c3435.jpg?v=1788616007 A Simple BWO Emerger for Finicky Trout https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/from-the-bench/hook-gape-explained 2026-10-01T14:47:41-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/9761/4678/articles/Gape1.5.jpg?v=1790880461 Hook Gape Explained: Standard, Wide Gape, and Why It Matters https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/from-the-bench/hook-eye-types-explained 2026-10-01T15:15:48-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/9761/4678/articles/hook_eyes_explained_blog.png?v=1790006908 Hook Eye Types Explained: Straight, Down, Up, and Jig Hooks https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/from-the-bench/hook-bend-shapes-explained 2026-10-01T14:17:38-04:00 weekly https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/from-the-bench/how-to-choose-hook-size 2026-10-01T14:12:39-04:00 weekly https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/from-the-bench/what-makes-a-good-barbless-hook 2026-10-01T14:07:08-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/9761/4678/articles/FH_Sticks_718_05_Hero_web.jpg?v=1790877987 What Makes a Good Barbless Hook Close-up of a Firehole 718 barbless hook, showing a sharp point with no barb. https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/from-the-bench/hook-points-explained 2026-10-01T14:54:43-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/9761/4678/articles/FH_Sticks_801P_05_Hero_web_f4e1553d-633c-445b-9fbe-838b67bbdc84.jpg?v=1790880883 Hook Points Explained: Sharpness, Taper, and What Makes One Good Close-up of a Firehole 801P barbless hook, showing a sharp point with no barb. https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/from-the-bench/how-strong-is-a-fly-hook 2026-10-01T14:17:15-04:00 weekly https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/next-bend-journal/the-empty-slots 2026-09-12T09:37:18-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/9761/4678/articles/the_empty_slots_fly_box_4c57af18-a26d-4684-8a86-903cf909eaf0.jpg?v=1789220237 The Empty Slots An open fly box with bare foam slots where nymphs were lost over the spring https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/from-the-bench/bee-and-wasp-fly-patterns 2026-09-12T09:31:14-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/9761/4678/articles/315_buzz_viper_bee_pattern_rich_strolis_5703d526-1f01-43b3-ac3a-e1b095d51860.jpg?v=1789219874 The Buzz Viper: Fishing Bees and Wasps in Late Summer Buzz Viper semi sunk bee pattern tied on a Firehole Sticks 315 by Rich Strolis https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/next-bend-journal/the-drive-home 2026-09-19T20:21:32-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/9761/4678/articles/the_ride_home_a6680957-4f37-4375-90e4-79348db2a0de.jpg?v=1789863692 The Drive Home Headlights on a dark two-lane road seen through a truck windshield, with the instrument cluster glowing at the bottom of the frame https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/next-bend-journal/one-year-in 2026-09-26T20:24:39-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/9761/4678/articles/john_caleb_marlboro_FFS_e1c5709d-df0f-49fe-82e0-d111208b1aa8.jpg?v=1790468679 One Year In John Place and his son at the Firehole Outdoors booth at the Fly Fishing Show in Marlboro, Massachusetts https://fireholeoutdoors.com/blogs/next-bend-journal/a-beautiful-drift 2026-10-03T11:04:24-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/9761/4678/articles/tom_costa_north_blackfoot_river_mt.jpg?v=1791039864 A Beautiful Drift A fly angler with a sling pack and net stands at the edge of a riffle on a river in Montana, a large boulder across the current.