Here’s a great episode of The New Fly Fisher, with Tom and host Mark Melnyk traveling to southern Belize to fly-fish for the big-three flats species–bonefish, permit, and tarpon. They fish in a variety of conditions and types of water and offer plenty of . . .
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Video: How to Tie a Simple, Effective Redfish Fly
Here’s another “guide-fly” lesson from Alvin Dedeaux of All Water Guides. (Or, as he calls them, “super easy to tie, down and dirty, quick and easy, fish-catching guide flies.”) As Alvin says, he doesn’t want to create flies that are complicated or take a long . . .
Read MorePro Tips: How to Rig for Jigging Streamers
In cold water, trout are often less aggressive and therefore less likely to chase down a streamer stripped quickly across the current. This is a great time to jig streamers instead, and George Daniel of Livin’ on the Fly has spent a lot of . . .
Read MoreWednesday Wake-Up Call 1.11.23
At a press conference in Bonita Springs, Florida, yesterday, Gov. Ron DeSantis pledged to allocate more than $3.5 billion over the next four years to help with the future of conservation in the state–with much of that money going toward Everglades . . .
Read MoreStory and Photos: Rocky Mountain Retreat
Shed antlers, thawing streams, and snow-specked hikes: for Doug and Corrine Garvey and their rescue dogs—nine-year-old Brittany spaniel Maple and eight-year-old Lab mix Jett—spring in Colorado is an invitation to adventure. . . .
Read MoreVideos: Getting Started in Fly Fishing, Parts I-III
If you or someone you know is taking up fly fishing for the first time–or returning after a long absence–check out this great new series from Brian Flechsig of Mad River Outiffters in . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie the Phat and Phunky Pheasant Tail Nymph
The original Pheasant Tail Nymph was tied by English riverkeeper Frank Sawyer in the 1950s, and in the decades since there have been countless variations. Fly tiers can’t help but tinker with patterns that work, trying to squeeze even more trout-catching . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Handle Tiny Hooks Without Going Crazy
For those of us with fat fingers, tying tiny patterns can be a real trial. Just getting the hook from the package to the vise can be frustrating. Here, Tim shares his secret weapons: plunger-style . . .
Read MoreVideo: Tom Rosenbauer in The DSP Slush Slam
The Grand Slam is one of the most challenging scenarios that a fly angler can achieve. Traditionally, in the world of flats fishing, to pull off a Grand Slam requires that the angler catches a tarpon, permit, and bonefish in a single day. Anyone who has . . .
Read MorePro Tips: 5 Common Fly-Fishing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Over the course of my years providing fly-casting and on-the-water fly-fishing instruction for trout, I have noticed a common set of mistakes that seem to trip up anglers of all levels. These mistakes can be a source of great . . .
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