Today’s Master Class Monday video by Dave and Amelia Jensen is the eighth installment in an 11-part series on how to read trout water. Here, Dave explains why trout love eddies–for the current break, . . .
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Video Pro Tips: How to Tie a Double Surgeon’s Knot
In this great video, guide Courtney Despos teaches you how to create a a double surgeon’s knot, which allows you to connect two pieces of monofilament or fluorocarbon of different diameters. . . .
Read MorePro Tips: A Simple Approach to Leaders
The fly-fishing leader is a complicated subject. Countless articles and book chapters, and even entire books, have been devoted to leaders. And still that tapered length of monofilament confuses many anglers, particularly . . .
Read MoreVideo Pro Tip: How to Get Your Flies Out of a Tree or Bush
Devin Olsen of Tactical Fly Fisher is well known as a competition angler, video star, and fanatical angler. But did you know that he also sometimes casts his flies into the trees? Remarkable, I know. That never happens to us, amirite?
Read MoreTackle Tune-Up: Flies & Fly Boxes
Few things are more frustrating than being on the water and not knowing where to find the fly you want. Organizing your flies and fly boxes is one of the best uses of your time before the season opens. Orvis Grand Rapids Fishing Manager Trent . . .
Read MorePodcast: Public Stream Access Update, with Land Tawney
This week my guest is Land Tawney, CEO of Back Country Hunters and Anglers, and we discuss recent issues regarding public access on rivers in Colorado, Montana, and New Mexico. This is a timely topic, as public . . .
Read MoreSeasonal Tips for Speckled Trout
While speckled trout (Cynoscion nebulosus, a.k.a. spotted seatrout) have long been a popular target among gear fishermen in the Southeastern US, they’re often overshadowed in the minds of fly anglers by their more robust . . .
Read MoreVideo Pro Tips: The Basics of Mending to Achieve a Drag-Free Drift
In this week’s how-to video from Ben Sittig, a.k.a Huge Fly Fisherman, he talks about something that many novice anglers–and even some more experienced fly fishers–struggle with: mending. He does a good job of explaining . . .
Read MoreVideo Pro Tips: How to Get Started in Spey Fishing
Have you been intrigued by Spey fishing but aren’t really sure how using a two-handed rod differs from regular fly fishing? The folks at the Ashland Fly SHop in Oregon have launched a series of videos on Beginner Spey tactics . . .
Read MorePro Tips: How to Fit Fly-Fishing Into a Busy Life
I recently met up with a bunch of guys from my old college fly-fishing club, most of whom I hadn’t seen in twenty years, for a day on the water. We had a lot of catching up to do, but I was particularly interested to see how each of our relationships with fly . . .
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