In the second video in our seven-part series on Euro-nymphing, Tom Rosenbauer and George Daniel discuss the leaders used for these methods. Have you ever wondered why rods for Euro nymphing tend to be longer?
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Master Class Monday: How to Set the Hook on Spinner-Eating Trout
In the seventh installment of their 10-part series on how to fish a spinner fall, Dave and Amelia Jensen show how important line control is to setting the hook on trout eating small spinners. If you throw your rod skyward too quickly, ripping the line and . . .
Read MoreMaster Class Monday: How to Catch Trout Along Grassy Banks
Today’s Master Class Monday video by Dave and Amelia Jensen is the second installment in an 11-part series on how to read trout water. Here, Dave focuses on grassy banks, where fish will often hold from early summer . . .
Read MoreMaster Class Monday: How to Read the Water Around Bridges
Today’s Master Class Monday video by Dave and Amelia Jensen is the first installment in an 11-part series on how to read trout water. Here, Dave focuses on the straight stretches of river found near bridges. He shows you how to identify the best . . .
Read MoreMaster Class Monday: How to Give the Fish What They Want
When no fish are rising and you can’t see them actively feeding below the surface, you don’t really have many clues about what tactics will work best. So you guess and hope for the best. But sometimes, the trout will tell you what tactics you should be . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Match Your Tactics to a Specific Trout
This week’s “Master Class Monday” video from Jensen Fly Fishing is a long one, but it’s well worth your time, as it’s full of useful information. Dave and Amelia hike into the backcountry in late summer, where they discover a pool . . .
Read MoreMaster Class Monday: How to Prolong Your Nymph Drift Downstream
When you are working your way upstream, casting a nymph rig to the riffle or run in front of you. It’s easy to forget about the water below you. You’ve already fished it, right? But you may be surprised to find fish willing to feed in this water, after just . . .
Read MoreMaster Class Monday: How to Spot Trout in Deep Water
Spotting fish in deeper water is a great skill for an angler to have, and the key is to teach your eyes what to look for. Rarely will you see an actual fish shape. Instead, it’s about searching for an out-of-place “smudge” that seems as . . .
Read MoreMaster Class Monday: How to Fish Up to a Rising Trout
When you spot a rising trout, your first impulse may be to try to catch it immediately, but that’s not always the correct decision. In this great episode of “Master Class Monday” from Jensen Fly Fishing, Amelia Jensen shows you how . . .
Read MoreMaster Class Monday: How to Fish a Seam at the Head of a Pool
The head of a pool often features an inside seam that separates the main current and an eddy. Trout love to set up inside that stream, where they can relax in the eddy but have access to the steady supply of food drifting along . . .
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