Winter is a great time to work on your technical nymphing game. Using smaller flies and thinner tippets can create multiple challenges, not the least of which is getting a size 20 nymph down into the strike zone–and keeping it. . .
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5 Tips for Winter Fishing in the Driftless
The 2022 trout season has ended here in Wisconsin, but come the first Saturday of 2023 (January 7th this year) we’ll be right back at it. Every year I look forward to the trout opener like a kid waiting for Christmas. This is a great time. . .
Read More5 Tips for Shallow-Water Permit
Permit are difficult–but not impossible–to catch on fly. They have big eyes, are more wary than bonefish, and are pickier than tarpon. There are numerous anglers who spend years in their quest to catch their first permit. These. . .
Read MorePro Tips: 3 Ways to Protect Light Tippet
One big challenge of late-season fishing is having to use such small flies and light tippet. Lower flows, clearer water, and an entire season of angling pressure make trout much harder to fool toward the end of the year, so it’s not . . .
Read MorePro Tips: 3 Benefits of Fishing During Winter
Winter fishing isn’t for everyone: bitter cold, sluggish fish, and short days are enough to keep a good number of anglers off the river until at least March. But that doesn’t mean hitting the water between the months of. . .
Read MorePro Tips: 3 Simple Nymph Patterns for Tailwater Success
If you want to catch a trout between the months of December and March, tailwaters will likely be your best bet, if not your only option. Chasing the highly-educated trout that inhabit these highly-pressured waters requires not only. . .
Read MoreVideo Pro Tips: Fly-Fishing for Carp Down Under
It seems like most modern fishing videos are edited to show only the moments when everything goes right, so it’s refreshing to find one that paints a more complete picture of both victories and defeats. In this video from . . .
Read MorePro Tips: How to Catch Tripletail this Fall
As fall descends on southern Florida, various migratory fish species return to our coastal waters, having spent the summer in colder areas farther north. One of my favorite opportunities during this time of year is sight-fishing. . .
Read MorePro Tips: How to Catch Fall-Run Great Lakes Steelhead
Fall offers many different angling opportunities, but here in the Great Lakes region, the first steelhead of the season are entering river systems, angry and ready to eat. They’re mostly following the spawning king salmon, feeding. . .
Read MoreVideo Pro Tips: Making the Saltwater Quick Cast
When preparing for a saltwater fishing trip, most fly anglers will focus on improving their casting distance. But as Jon Covich of Flywater Travel notes in this brief instructional video, the speed of your delivery is every bit as important, although it tends . . .
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