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 . . .
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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 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 . . .
Read MoreMaster Class Monday: Fly Selection for a Spinner Fall
In part Four of their 10-part series on how to fish a spinner fall, Dave and Amelia Jensen talk about fly selection. Importantly, they don’t discuss just spinner patterns because trout may be eating other patterns at the time, as well. They prefer tandem . . .
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Author Phil MonahanPosted on September 3, 2019Categories Fly Fishing
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In this great episode of “Master Class Monday”–yes, I know it’s Tuesday–Dave and Amelia Jensen continue to walk you through every aspect of fishing a spinner fall, from gear choices to presentation to hook sets. Here, they help you to understand . . .
Read MoreMaster Class Monday: How to Set Up to Fish a Spinner Fall
In this great episode of “Master Class Monday”–and for the next eight weeks–Dave and Amelia Jensen will walk you through every aspect of fishing a spinner fall, from gear choices to presentation to hook sets. Spinner falls . . .
Read MoreMaster Class Mondays: How to Catch Trout in Shallow-Water Undercuts
Brown trout love to hold near undercut banks because such a lie offers them the best of all worlds: they don’t have to work against a fast current, they have a conveyor-belt of food going by, and the cover of the undercut bank means that they feel safe. . . .
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 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 . . .
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