In the previous installment, we discussed the importance of covering water in order to find fish, rather than continuing to try different flies in the same unproductive spot. But “covering water” is easier said than . . .
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Master Class Monday: How To Improve Dry-Fly Accuracy on Small Trout Streams, Part 2
This week’s Master Class Monday features the second part of Dave and Amelia Jensen‘s excellent lesson on the importance of accuracy when you’re fly fishing on a small spring creek. (Click . . .
Read MorePodcast: Selectivity in Fish Feeding Habits, with Matt Supinski
This week, my guest is guide and author Matt Supinski, one of the most innovative thinkers in fly fishing, with a long history in the business. The topic is selectivity, which Matt wrote an entire book about a few years ago. . . .
Read MoreVideo Pro Tip: Be Ready to Strip Strike!
Most anglers know that the transition from trout fishing to casting for saltwater or big-game species can be fraught with peril. The deaded “trout strike” has resulted in the loss of countless tarpon, . . .
Read MorePro Tips: Go Naked When Nymphing in Still Water
Written by: Phil Rowley, Fly Craft Angling
Phil Rowley hoists a fine Falcon’s Ledge rainbow caught using the “naked” technique.
All photos courtesy Phil Rowley
A few years ago, I was in Utah at Falcon’s Ledge for another of my stillwater schools. Callibaetis and damselflies were active on the lodge lakes. The fishing was. . .
Read MoreVideo: 4 Tips For Getting Your Rod and Reel Ready to Fish
Alvin Dedeaux of All Water Guides is back with another helpful video, and although it’s aimed mostly at novice anglers, any guide will tell you that they see “experienced” fly fishers make these same mistakes all the time. A lot of newbies struggle to get their . . .
Read More10 Tips for Fishing Small, Cool-Water Streams in Late Summer
Depending on where you live, fly-fishing for trout in August can be tough because water temperatures are usually at their highest points of the year. But there usually are places to find trout willing to eat a fly: . . .
Read MorePodcast: The Excitement of Multi-Species Lakes, with Capt. Drew Price
This week, my guest is Capt. Drew Price, an expert on fishing large, multi-story, multi-species lakes. Drew has pioneered methods for catching unusual and fascinating freshwater fish, such as bowfin, gar, and freshwater drum. He also loves to fish for trout, . . .
Read MorePro Tips: Keep Terrestrials Riding Low
One of the reasons that fly fishers love casting terrestrials is that these patterns are usually really easy to see on the water–compared to, say, a size 20 Blue-winged Olive. And one of the . . .
Read MoreVideo Pro Tips: A Hopper-Dropper Master Class
We’ve all heard the cliché that “10 percent of the anglers catch 90 percent of the fish,” but have you ever asked yourself why? To be a member of that 10 percent, you need to think a little more deeply about every aspect of your fishing. Here’s a great example.
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