Let’s do this by region. If you are planning a fishing getaway this will give you time to get the best flies you need for where you want to go. And of course, it never hurts to try a new fly at you favorite local spot. You never know…

Starting in the northeast I bring your attention to Joe “Flycatcher” O’Clair. If the name sounds familiar, you might have heard it mentioned by fly tying legend and editor of Fly Tier Magazine, David Klausmeyer. David featured Joe as one of the “top 13 US fly tiers” in his fly tying hardcover classic; “Striped Bass Flies: Patterns of the Pros.”

A saltwater fly tying innovator, Joe has designed some great flies for fishing conditions common to many coastal anglers. Located on Cape Cod, he caters to the need for distance casting by beach bound anglers and saltwater flies that are visible, but natural looking, in the cloudy Atlantic waters of New England. Joe’s “Cone Head Deceivers” make the distance and sink rapidly. They do the trick nicely, working especially well on Striped Bass and Bluefish. http://www.FlycatcherFlies.com

If you’re looking for saltwater flies that work like magic from the coast of Nova Scotia down to the outer banks of Carolina, FlycatcherFlies.com should be your first stop.

Now we head down south to St. Petersburg, Florida and fly tying great Danny Sauvageau, of DansCustomFlies.com.

We visit with Dan for one of his latest creations, “Dan’s Weedless Shrimp” http://members.ij.net/danscustomflys/WeedlessShrimpPage.html. This little beauty is virtually snag proof and great for Seatrout, Snook, Bonefish, and just about anything else that will eat shrimp.

Dan has been designing and selling his award winning flies for over a decade. Next time you find yourself in his neck of the woods, a visit to his online store is a must.

Now let’s head over to the Pacific Northwest and http://www.adiposflytying.com. If you’re looking for great Salmon, Steelhead or Trout flies, look no further. The pros at Adipos got their experience fishing the best that British Columbia, Alaska, Washington, and Oregon have to offer.

These are rugged flies for hearty fish that are as at home in the Washington as they are west coastal Canada.

We finish our online pursuit of great saltwater fishing flies in Southern California with a visit to Gary Bulla of http://www.garybulla.com. Gary is one of the foremost experts in designing flies that work especially well for kayakers and surf casters going after Yellowfin Tuna and Roosterfish.

These are just a few of the great saltwater fly tiers out there. Most of them and countless others sell out of local bait and tackle shops as well so look around the next time you take a last minute fishing trip. There’s bound to be a local legend fly tier that has just the right fly for what you’re after.

Keep those lines tight!

There would be another very important question namely where you would shop for quality fishing equipment. I am absolutely positive that some people would head directly to one of those outdoor outlets like R.E.I. or Pro Bass. However you must not misunderstand what I want to say. It was not my intention to diminish the product quality of these stores. I only want to stress the fact that these stores are not the only ones on the market that offer great products. Have you ever give it a thought to check in the World-Wide-Web when searching high and low for quality fishing equipment? If you say no, then you definitely should also consider this option. On the internet you can find everything you are looking for. If only this happened as I was a kid. We used to go fishing with dad all the time. We lived right in the proximity of the Mississippi, so it was rather convenient. In all honesty I had nothing to do with fishing. I used to hate the mosquitoes and also the heat. I consider myself more a winter person. That must be the reason for which I used to like ice fishing so much more. In the case of ice fishing there were no nasty mosquito bites, no blistering hot sun and scorched skin. So this was the way to get it done.

It is very important that I know what you are searching for this very minute. It is quality and reliable fishing equipment that you are after. Only a rookie fisher would actually think its all the same thing. Its in fact never all the same. Everybody must get what one paid for in life. Is a BMW the same as a Mercedes? I dont really think so! So, my advice would be to kick back and relax on your sofa with your laptop next to you. Just use the well known Google search engine and simply start browsing for the best fishing equipment in the whole wide world.

All in all you must know that you have absolutely everything at your very fingers … so you are in charge. Isnt it absolutely great to have a technology like this?