Have you ever gone fly fishing immediately after a cold snap, hoping the fish would be eager to feed, only to find few trout or no action at all? Here are 10 things to help you have a more enjoyable time on the water after a sudden cold change. These . . .
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Pro Tips: Top 10 Flies for Winter in Arkansas
Written by: Kati Rouse, Rouse Fly Fishing
Kati and her husband, Jamie, throwing streamers on a sunny early winter afternoon.
Photo courtesy Rouse Fly Fishing
Here in the Ozarks, our winters are pretty mild. Unless we are in the middle of a cold snap, our lows stay around freezing and our highs are in the upper forties, and sometimes warmer. Luckily, all of our big fisheries are . . .
Read MorePro Tips: How to Effectively Find and Catch Rising Trout in Tail-outs
At first glance, tailouts often look featureless, which makes it easier to ignore them in favor of other water types that produce more consistently. However, during low light and hatch events, tailouts are exciting places to catch rising trout. . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Fish a Lake with a Fly Rod
Here’s another great how-to video in a new series from Arizona Game and Fish and former Orvis Fishing Manager Cinda Howard, who now runs Fly Fish Arizona and Beyond. In this episode, . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Fish a Small Stream
Here’s another great how-to video in a new series from Arizona Game and Fish and former Orvis Fishing Manager Cinda Howard, who now runs Fly Fish Arizona and Beyond. In this episode, . . .
Read MoreMaster Class Monday: How to Fish the “Terrestrial Drop”
This is a great time of year to fine-tune your fly-fishing terrestrial game. In this week’s Master Class Monday, Dave and Amelia Jensen share some tips on making a realistic, subtle presentation . . .
Read MorePro Tips: How to Set Up a Nymph Rig
The folks at Trouts Fly Fishing in Denver have launched an educational video series hosted by director of education and guide Courtney Despos–who appeared on Tom Rosenbauer’s podcast a couple years ago–who walks you through some of the basic . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Fish Streamers for Big Trout
In Episode 5 of the Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing, host Tom Rosenbauer explains in great detail all the fundamentals you need to know. This video includes: understanding why trout eat batifish, what streamers to choose and why, fly line choices, and . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Make a Proper Loop-to-Loop Connection
One of the most important modern-day connections in fly fishing, the loop-to-loop connection is used for a variety of applications. However, the most common use is the junction between the welded loop on your fly line and the loop in the . . .
Read MoreMaster Class Monday: It Pays to Be Methodical
In this week’s Master Class Monday, Dave Jensen argues that fly-fishing videos often paint a rosy picture of what it takes to catch a big, wily brown trout. So he and Amelia proceed to show us . . .
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