Ben Sittig, a.k.a Huge Fly Fisherman, is back with another informative and humorous video. This time, he explains the best, most efficient way to cast a sinking-tip line. As you’ll see, it has less to do with your casting motion and . . .
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Pro Tips: When to Use Sinking Lines for Redfish
Redfish are well known for providing some amazing sight-fishing opportunities, from waving their tails in the flooded grass, to cruising shorelines with their backs out of the water. The opportunity to cast at Reds under these. . .
Read MoreClassic Podcast: All About Sinking Lines, with Josh Jenkins
A few weeks ago, I did a podcast on floating fly lines with Josh Jenkins of Scientific Anglers. Not only was it popular, but I also hinted that we might do one on sinking lines, which produced a minor barrage of requests for one. So here it is. You’ll learn . . .
Read MoreVideo Pro Tips: Fly Lines Explained
This how-to video from Ben Sittig, a.k.a Huge Fly Fisherman, is all about the different kinds of fly lines. He delves into fly-line shapes, weights, densities, and configurations and explains a little bit of what each kind of line is useful for. As usual, . . .
Read More5 Tips for Preparing Your Lines and Reels for a New Season
Written by: Tim Linehan, Linehan Outfitting Co.
Spend a few minutes giving your reel and line a tune-up. . .or you might live to regret it.
Photo by Tim Linehan
Recently, I was going through gear in preparation for my first guide trip of the season. As I started pulling line off a reel, I immediately noticed two things. First, the line was filthy and instead of. . .
Read MorePro Tips: Trout-Spey Lines Demystified
Trout-spey is a technique for swinging flies down-and-across using light lines on two-handed rods. It is an effective technique for catching fish in any moving water, from your local trout stream to an outgoing tide on an ocean . . .
Read MorePodcast: Unraveling the Secrets of Stillwater Fly Lines, with Phil Rowley
My guest this week is Phil Rowley, author of the just-released book The Orvis Guide to Stillwater Trout Fishing and fellow host for The New Fly Fisher TV show. Phil is a stillwater genius, and he helps us . . .
Read MoreVideo Pro Tips: Understanding Fly Lines
A couple years ago, Brian Flechsig of Mad River Outiffters in Columbus, Ohio, launched a great new series called “Getting Started in Fly Fishing.” In Episode 8, Flechsig walks you through the various options for choosing the right line to match your . . .
Read MorePodcast: Euro-Nymphing Lines, with George Daniel
This week I interview the great George Daniel (interview starts at 48:40), whom you will soon see in the new installments of the Orvis TV show. The show I did with him, on Euro-nymphing basics, should . . .
Read MorePodcast: All About Floating Lines, with Josh Jenkins
Josh Jenkins with a fat smallmouth from Michigan’s Lake St. Clair.
Photo via Instagram
This week, I interview Josh Jenkins, Research and Development manager for Scientific Anglers. Josh, along with his crew, is responsible for all the cool new technology in fly lines. Floating lines are confusing because there are . . .
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