In this video, Tim demonstrates three ways to make a weed guard on a fly pattern. If you fish anywhere where weeds will foul the hook, you’ll want to add a piece of heavy monofilament to push the weeds aside before they can get . . .
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Introducing the Local Slam
When most people think of fly fishing, they picture an angler casting for trout on a beautiful mountain freestone stream, just like in the movie A River Runs Through It, but the fact is that you can catch . . .
Read MorePodcast: Trophy Largemouth Bass on the Fly, with Jay Alylward
This week, I interview Orvis-endorsed guide Jay Aylward, a largemouth-bass-on-the-fly fanatic, about how to find and catch these great warmwater game fish. Jay is especially interested in trophy bass, and he has plenty of great tips and tactics for landing . . .
Read MorePodcast: How to Catch Trophy Bluegills, with Kip Vieth
There are few things more fun in fly fishing than catching bluegills with a popper or nymph. For the most part, once you find them, it’s easy and un-challenging fishing. But if you want to up your game and . . .
Read MoreVideo Pro Tips: Topwater Techniques for Smallmouth Bass
It’s topwater season, and the folks at The New Fly Fisher offer some tips for fishing poppers for smallmouths. Host Colin McKeown visited Hawk Lake Lodge in Ontario and tried. . .
Read MoreVideo: “Airstreamer” by Todd Moen
Todd Moen of Catch Magazine has pulled another great video from the vault and posted it on Youtube. As usual, this one stars Brian O’Keefe, who catches some fine trout, bass, and carp in a . . .
Read MorePodcast: Advanced Carp Fishing, with Dan Frasier
This week, our podcast is all about carp. It’s a more advanced carp podcast with my buddy Dan Frasier, who is one of the most knowledgeable carp anglers I know. Carp are almost never easy, and sometimes they are damn near . . .
Read MoreClassic Video: Take a Kid Fly Fishing!
A good friend’s son has wanted to learn to fly fish for over a year. Last weekend, while I was out in my kayak, I came a cross a giant Hex hatch that had the bream feeding like crazy. It was a . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Catch Bass on a Fly, with Tom Rosenbauer
Season 2 of the “Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing” TV show kicked off with this great episode on how to catch bass, especially in the early season. Tom talks about temperature, presentation, flies, and finding fish. There’s so much info here, you may . . .
Read MorePro Tips: Support Your Bass—Stop the Lip Grip!
Rob Woodruff of Woodruff Guide Service shows how to properly support a bass’s body.
Photo by Jenny Mayrell-Woodruff
Fly fishers have spent a lot of time over the past couple of years trying to promote the #Keepemwet ethic as a way to ensure the highest survival rates from catch-and-release. . .
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