While fishing with dry flies is undeniably fun–especially during hopper season–anglers who only fish the surface are missing out on potential hookups. In this enlightening video, Amelia Jensen spots a large trout feeding in the shallows, but it ignores . . .
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Video Pro Tips: A Hopper-Dropper Master Class
We’ve all heard the cliché that “10 percent of the anglers catch 90 percent of the fish,” but have you ever asked yourself why? To be a member of that 10 percent, you need to think a little more deeply about every aspect of your fishing. Here’s a great example.
Read MoreMaster Class Monday: How to Fish a Dry/Dropper Setup
This week for “Master Class Monday”—our new feature about taking your fly fishing skills to the next level—we visit the topic of dry/dropper rigs with world class guides and fly fishers Dave . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie Dropper Rigs
The latest how-to video from Ben Sittig, a.k.a Huge Fly Fisherman, is all about fishing multiple flies at once using a dropper rig (also known as a tandem rig). As usual, Ben gives the lowdown on the pros and cons of a couple methods and offers his . . .
Read MoreVideo Pro Tip: An Easy Trick to Tie on a Dropper Fly
Tying on a dropper when you’re on the water can be a real pain for some anglers, as Steve Moore says of this video: “Tiny tippet, big fingers and small hooks all conspire to make this aspect of . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Set Up a Hopper-Dropper Rig
Mid- to late summer is hopper-dropper time in much of the country, and here’s a great video featuring Trouts Fly Fishing outfitting and education manager, Dave Lovell, who walks you . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie a Better Dry-Dropper Rig with a Palomar Knot
The Palomar knot is a great for fly fishing because it’s quick to tie, incredibly strong, and the tag end can be used to tie on a dropper fly. As a boy, I learned this knot for bass fishing, but I’ve since discovered that it’s great for dry-dropper, hopper- . . .
Read MorePro Tips: How to Make a Downstream Dry-Dropper Presentation to Wary Trout
Written by: George Daniel, Livin On The Fly
Silver Creek guide Taite Pearson has stopped his rod high and then pulled back the tip to remove the slack.
Photos by George Daniel
Trout streams are like humans: every one has a different personality. Some are overly friendly, and some would like to kick you in the head. Idaho’s Silver Creek is often the latter. The key is to . . .
Read MoreOrvis Guide to Euro-Nymphing, Part 3: Tippets and Droppers
In this installment of our seven-part series on Euro-nymphing, Tom Rosenbauer and George Daniel explain how to rig a tippet and a dropper setup. From length to tippet material and knots, George walks you through how he . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Add a Dropper with a Clinch Knot
If you like fishing two- or even three-nymph rigs, you know that one of the problems is the dropper line can tangle around the main line. George Daniel has a very simple solution for adding a dropper line that comes off the main line at a 90-degree. . .
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