Many steelhead anglers consider swinging flies the ultimate way to catch these silver rockets, and more and more Great Lakes anglers are adopting the technique. Here are two great how-to . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Make Your Own Colored Beads
Not everyone (by which I mean “hardly anyone”) has a tying bench as well stocked as Tim’s, but even he occasionally finds himself without the right color weighted beads. He’s come up with an ingenious method for making his own, using nail polish, . . .
Read MoreOrvis and Petfinder Foundation Partnership Raises $1M to Ensure That Every Dog Has a Home
At Orvis, we believe that dogs are a part of the family. They make our lives better, they provide us with companionship and joy, and we want them to live their best lives outdoors with us. That’s why, in 2012, we began our partnership with the Petfinder Foundation to . . .
Read MoreMaster Class Monday: Keep Feeding the Fish
You can waste a lot of time fishing over trout that have been spooked (and are thus not feeding), but sometimes they surprise us, and persistence can pay off. Watch as Amelia Jensen works a large brown trout, loses it in a . . .
Read MorePro Tips: Stay Away from Redds
I often get asked, “what does a trout redd look like?” Above is a picture I snapped last week on the South Holston River while floating through a tailout. The redd, or the bed, is circled. Most of our large brown trout are in peak spawn at the moment. . . .
Read MorePodcast: Seasons of the Striper, with Bill Sisson
[Interview starts at 27:29] Bill Sisson is the founding editor of Angler’s Journal magazine and his recently published book, Seasons of the Striper, is an elegant pictorial love letter to striped bass fishing. Bill has seen many changes in the striped bass fishery over the years, and his family goes back for generations of striped-bass … Continue reading “Podcast: Seasons of the Striper, with Bill Sisson”
Read MoreVideo Pro Tips: The Simplest Nymph Technique of All
Fly fishers can geek out on the most subtle aspects of nymphing technique–from bead size to indicator materials to leader construction–all to achieve the most “natural” presentation, free from “micro drag” and such. This . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie Jeff Blood’s Blood-Dot Egg
Several species of fish–salmon, steelhead, trout, and more–will be spawning from fall through spring, so it pays to have egg patterns in your fly box. Here’s a cool pattern by western Pennsylvania fly tier Jeff Blood. Here’s a full episode of . . .
Read MorePro Tips: 3 Simple Nymph Patterns for Tailwater Success
If you want to catch a trout between the months of December and March, tailwaters will likely be your best bet, if not your only option. Chasing the highly-educated trout that inhabit these highly-pressured waters requires not only. . .
Read MoreClassic Pro Tips: Keys to a Successful First Bonefish Trip
Anyone who reads fly-fishing magazines and websites knows that the bonefish is one of the real prestige species for saltwater anglers, but, despite the fact that I edited one of those magazines, I’d never even seen a bonefish in . . .
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