A “shelving riffle”–where fast broken water dumps into a deeper hole–offers everything a trout loves: a steady supply of oxygenated water and food, cover from predators, and a place to site out of the main current. In this . . .
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Video Pro Tips: Always Trust Your Spidey Senses
Here’s another great video tip from Dave Jensen of Jensen Fly Fishing. Sometimes, when you’re out on the water, you see a spot where the just has to be a trout. It’s too good a lie for there not to be. But you can’t see anything there. Instead of moving to . . .
Read MoreMaster Class Monday: How to Fish Rock Shelves in a River
Today’s Master Class Monday video by Dave and Amelia Jensen is the final installment in a series on how to read trout water. Here, Dave talks about those stretches of river where the water flows over bare rock, in the form of shelves . . .
Read MoreMaster Class Monday: How to Fish Featureless Water
Today’s Master Class Monday video by Dave and Amelia Jensen is the ninth installment in a series on how to read trout water. Here, Dave talks about those stretches of river that don’t seem to reveal any obvious . . .
Read MoreMaster Class Monday: How to Catch Trout from Shelving Riffles
Today’s Master Class Monday video by Dave and Amelia Jensen is the sixth installment in an 11-part series on how to read trout water. Here, Dave explains the ways that riffles that end in a shelf dropping off to deeper water . . .
Read MoreMaster Class Monday: How to Fish Spinner Falls, the Finale
Over the past couple months, we have been sharing a wonderful series of videos by Dave and Amelia Jensen, of Jensen Fly Fishing, on how to fish a spinner fall. There has never been such a comprehensive discussion of fishing these wonderful . . .
Read MoreMaster Class Monday: How to Deal with Refusals and Misses
In the tenth and final installment of their series on how to fish a spinner fall, Dave and Amelia Jensen discuss what to do if a fish refuses your fly or if you miss the strike. Sometimes, you need to change things up, while other times, you need to just . . .
Read MoreMaster Class Monday: Understanding How Conditions Affect a Spinner Fall
In the eighth installment of their 10-part series on how to fish a spinner fall, Dave and Amelia Jensen discuss the best conditions, those that will shut down the insect event, as well as how to deal with less-than-ideal wind. Dave then finds himself in a . . .
Read MoreMaster Class Monday: How to Approach Trout During a Spinner Fall
In the sixth installment of their 10-part series on how to fish a spinner fall, Dave and Amelia Jensen demonstrate the best ways to approach trout feeding on spinners. Stealth and a slow approach are vital, but how you set up in relation to the available . . .
Read MoreMaster Class Monday: How to Cast During a Spinner Fall
In the fifth installment of their 10-part series on how to fish a spinner fall, Dave and Amelia Jensen discuss casting techniques specific to presenting spinner patterns. Accuracy is key, so controlling your rod tip is important. Dave is also a big . . .
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