Here’s a great video trip from Capt. Bruce Chard of Gink & Gasoline, who demonstrates a simple method for picking up a long line to recast. The two problems that a caster has to deal with are . . .
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Welcome to another installment of “Ask a Fly-Fishing Instructor,” starring our own Peter Kutzer, who works at the Manchester, Vermont, Fly Fishing School. In the video below, he answers a question from blog reader “griffjc,” who wrote, . . .
Read MoreThe latest how-to video from Ben Sittig, a.k.a Huge Fly Fisherman, is all about the fly-caster’s nemesis–the wind. How many times have you been frustrated by wind that won’t allow you to put your fly where you want it to go, or even worse, put your fly . . .
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Here’s the latest in a series of quick-and-dirty fly-casting videos I made with Pete Kutzer of the Orvis Fly Fishing Schools. Here, he demonstrates how to make a Circle-Spey Cast, which is . . .
Read MoreEarlier this year, our friends at Scientific Anglers produced a great series of casting-instruction videos hosted by two modern masters: Bruce Richards and Jeff Wagner. Richards was the longtime head fly-line designer for Scientific Anglers and is . . .
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Fly rods come in a variety of “actions,” from slow to super-fast. As we have written about before, the action of a rod is determined by a variety of factors, such as materials, taper, and hardware. But . . .
Read MoreRecently, our friends at Scientific Anglers have been producing an great series of casting-instruction videos hosted by two modern masters: Bruce Richards and Jeff Wagner. Richards was the longtime head fly-line designer for Scientific Anglers and is . . .
Read MoreWelcome to another installment of “Ask a Fly-Fishing Instructor,” starring our own Peter Kutzer, who was for years a fly-fishing guru at the Manchester, Vermont, Fly Fishing School. A while ago, we asked you to post some questions about your biggest . . .
Read MoreWelcome to another installment of “Ask a Fly-Fishing Instructor,” in which we answer readers’ questions about their biggest fly-casting problems. Reader Marc asked for help with this: . . .
Read MoreWritten by: Kip Vieth, Wildwood Float Trips
A year has ended and a new one begins. Like most people, I look back and reflect on what the previous year has taught me or what insights I might have gleaned from all my time guiding. I . . .
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