Angler’s Bulletin
Welcome to the Angler’s Bulletin—your source for product updates, restock alerts, news, and featured catches from the community.
What's New + Community Catches Below!
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VARIVAS In Stock Now!
A full lineup of JDM finesse lines — nylon, fluoro, ester, and braid — is here at BFS Trout Lures.
From AREA ES2 and Infinity PE X8 to Avani Saltwater Finesse and the new Twitch Master, every category of ultralight and BFS anglers is covered.
Forest CLOSER Micro-Spoons In Stock Now!
The Forest CLOSER micro-spoon is built for precision in the upper water column. It responds instantly the moment it hits the water, with a crisp, lively action on the retrieve and a sharp kickback on the fall. Designed to draw strikes when other spoons can’t, the CLOSER truly lives up to its name — your go-to finisher when the bite gets tough.
VanFook Hooks in Stock!
The Vanfook SP Spoon System is in!! We've stocked the SP-11F, SP-21F, and SP-31F series—precision single barbless hooks designed specifically for spoons. Each model offers a unique balance of wire thickness and gape, giving trout anglers the perfect match for any spoon size or style. In stock now!
Community Catches!
From wild browns to rainbow beauties, these are the moments that mattered.
Real trout, real anglers, and the lures that made it happen.
Keep sending photos below:
Zoe Gets It Done
A great trout landed today on a Vanfook Leech Feather Jig — subtle movement, natural profile, and the kind of finesse presentation that keeps producing when trout are keyed in.
Reading the Signal
This trout came on a Daiwa Presso Double Clutch 45S—calm water, clear visibility, and fish willing to track and commit. When conditions line up, a well-worked sinking minnow lets you show the fish everything at once — profile, sink, flash, and control. This photo says it all: fish, lure, rod, and line working together as a system.
Cold Weather, Pressured Fish
Shane H. braved low-20° mornings to land a couple of beautiful brown trout on a Forest MIU Native 3.5g in color #15. In high-pressure conditions with trout holding a little deeper, the subtler, less flashy higher-number color was the right call — a great example of slowing down and letting the river do the work.
Beautiful Rainbow
Rick landed this beautiful, brightly-colored rainbow trout, showing off its bold spots, rosy lateral stripe, and perfect fins. The fish is held gently above the net in shallow, clear water, capturing that classic moment just before release. With sunlight bringing out the vibrant golds and reds along its body,
Monster Rainbow
This class bruiser had seen every trick in the book, but Dr. Trey stayed patient and dialed in. A clean swing through a pressured lane was all it took & the trout inhaled the hand-tied Marabou jig!
Big-Water Brown
Big water, big current, big attitude. This brown hammered a Smith Niakis spinner mid-drift and bulldogged downstream before giving up inches at a time. Whether Bill was working a Niakis or a hand-tied marabou jig, Bill just kept solving the river—and it paid off in a big way.
Trophy Brown
This beast didn’t get big by being dumb. Bill and his group worked the seam, read the flow, and put the perfect lure in the perfect lane. One violent strike later, and a lifetime brown slid into the net!
21 Incher
One of our great customers landed this 21-inch tank in heavily pressured public water on a Palms Alexandra 43mm. This old beast likely dodged anglers for years—until it met the right plug in the right hands!
Quick Release
Michael landed this beauty — a great catch, quick release, and lasting memory. Another seasoned angler with a finely tuned Japanese plug strikes again!
Gorgeous
This gorgeous fish fell for a Rodio Craft Blinde Flanker 0.9g. Micro spoons are on the rise—check out our selection and keep those photos coming!
Chaser
Wow, what a beauty—caught on a Forest Chaser 0.6g by one of our great customers!
Buggy Spinner
Hooked on the Jackson Buggy Spinner — this one couldn’t resist its irresistible action.
Keep sending photos in!
