I feel that European stillwater anglers are far more sophisticated in their approach to stillwater trout fishing and have studied it in more detail than most North American lake anglers. As a result, they use some techniques that are unlike what you see on . . .
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Video Pro Tips: How to Catch Trout in Lakes
A river may run through it, but there are also lots of trout that live in lakes and ponds. In this great how-to video from The New Fly Fisher, Bill Spicer and Phil Rowley walk you through the basics of . . .
Read More3 Tips for Fishing Eastern Sierra Lakes This Spring
The Eastern Sierras have received more than double their average annual snowpack this year, with more than 800 inches of accumulation in some places. As these record-breaking snows begin to melt, our creeks and rivers. . .
Read MorePro Tips: How and When to Use a Ladder for Stillwater Fishing
I believe using ladders is a fun and unique aspect of our fishery here at Pyramid Lake. It all started 40 years ago, when anglers used submerged milk crates marked by floating duck decoys to give them a boost in deeper water. . .
Read MoreVideo Pro Tips: How to Retrieve Streamers, Wet Flies, and Nymphs in Still Water
When rivers are blown out from runoff or rain, lakes and ponds offer some of your best chances to catch trout. Many anglers think that stillwater fishing involves little more than chucking a fly out . . .
Read MoreTrout Fishing Big Lakes, Part 2: The Deep Rig
I’ve been guiding on Lake Crowley, in the Mammoth Lakes region of California, for more than a decade, and in that time, I’ve learned a lot about how to find trout in still waters, even during the heat of summer, and how to catch . . .
Read MoreTrout Fishing Big Lakes, Part 1: Finding Fish
I’ve been guiding on Lake Crowley in the Mammoth Lakes region of California for more than a decade, and in that time, I’ve learned a lot about how to find trout in these large still waters and how to catch them on fly–even . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Find and Fish Alpine Lakes for Trout
The latest how-to video from Ben Sittig, a.k.a Huge Fly Fisherman, is all about getting away from the crowds by hiking into the mountains to fish high, alpine lakes. He offers valuable tips for how to find lakes that haven’t already been fished by the . . .
Read MorePro Tips: Top 10 Flies for Stillwater Trout
Written by: Drew Rodden, North Park Anglers
Drew Rodden shows off a gorgeous stillwater rainbow from Colorado.
Photo courtesy Drew Rodden
I grew up fishing with conventional tackle for warmwater species around Missouri. But spending my Saturday mornings watching fishing shows on TV, I began to take an interest in fly. . .
Read MorePodcast: Fishing Still Waters from Shore, with Thomas Larsen
This week, my guest is Thomas Larsen from the Orvis Outfitters team. Thomas is a stillwater expert and gives us some great tips on how to find trout, as well as how to target them when you don’t have the benefit of a . . .
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