In the fall of 1997, the world of lightweight flyfishing as we knew it changed dramatically. Sage publicly introduced their ultralight SPL Series fly rods, and lightweight enthusiasts the world over went crazy for them. SPL lightweight/ultralight rods were groundbreaking; extreme overall light weight coupled with the latest buzz in rod building technology had view full article...

As an avid reader of many fine fly fishing magazines, I often find myself wondering who the photographer was on the amazing shots that grace the covers and pages inside. More often than not when I'm checking the credits for a photo that has really captured my attention I find the names Barry and Cathy Beck. Curious, I decided to start looking through back issues of the magazines, and their names popped up everywhere. Now I was really curious. "How do they get such amazing shots so consistantly?", I wondered to myself. view full article...