As the great Norman Maclean wrote, “Eventually, all things merge into one, . . . and then your waders leak.” Or something like that. As Tom Rosenbauer explains in this helpful video, if you use them enough, your waders will get poked, scratched, . . .
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Pro Tips: How to Fool Really “Smart” Trout
Trout outsmart me regularly. This neither surprises nor embarrasses me. Sure, a trout’s brain is about the size of a pea—a bit smaller than mine—but it’s a highly specialized organ. It’s not. . .
Read MorePro Tips: Fishing for Trout Around Objects in the Current
When you get down to the micro level in a trout stream, objects in the water also help you pinpoint where trout feed. The most obvious items are rocks on the streambed, and usually it is not a . . .
Read MoreWednesday Wake-Up Call: 09.13.23
Over the past few months, we’ve highlighted some of the problems facing trout populations in southwestern Montana, especially on the Big Hole. Writing in the New York Times, Jim Robbins does a deep dive into the situation, talking to Wade Fellin of . . .
Read MorePro Tips: Five Steps to Landing More Fish
Devin Olsen of Tactical Fly Fisher has caught more than his fair share of big trout over the years, as a competition angler, video star, and fanatical angler. In this great video, he walks your through his process for landing big fish on light tippets, and . . .
Read MoreSeasons of The Driftless Area
The Driftless Area of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa got its name from the fact that it was never covered by the glaciers of the last Ice Age and therefore features none of the sedimentary deposits known as “glacial drift.” As a result, the landscape is . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie Shenk’s Minnow
In this week’s video from Tightline Productions, Tim Flagler walks you through the process of tying the Shenk’s White Minnow, created by Pennsylvania legend Ed Shenk. It’s a simple streamer pattern that imitates a variety of baitfish, such as creek . . .
Read MoreVideo: Learn to Double-Haul with Pete Kutzer
The double haul is probably one of the more misunderstood casts in all of fly fishing, in two ways. First, many anglers believe that the double haul is too difficult to learn, that it requires some mystical. . .
Read MoreVideo: Alvin Dedeaux on Orvis Rod Repair
In his latest video, Alvin Dedeaux of All Water Guides in Austin, Texas, talks about breaking rods and what it takes to get them fixed. He remembers working in a shop and what a pain it was to box up the broken rod, send it to the manufacturer, and . . .
Read MoreClassic Pro Tips: Intro to Fly Fishing with Soft Hackles
Soft Hackles have been around for a long time, but I know that many anglers don’t confident fishing these sparse patterns. Here’s a good video from the folks at Silver Bow Fly Shop that offers. . .
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