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Fish Where Fish Are, Not Where Everyone Else Fishes(Post)
On a recent guide trip I found that, surprisingly, several of my favorite spots were already being fished when we got to the river. Luckily we were able to fish many places that usually get totally o ...
Fishing When the Fish Are Off(Post)Technology creates some interesting and funny situations these days. A few days ago a friend of mine was giving me real-time fishing updates as I sat at the computer. The fishing was "off" at the tim ...
Fly Fishing Tips and Tricks: Rising Fish(Post)Oh baby, when you see or hear a fish rise, an active feeder - the first thing you think is "Let’s go get ‘em!" We immediately swing our fly to right where we see ‘em rise or to the ripp ...
Fly Fishing in Winter: A Guide to Fly Fishing in Snow(Post)Fly fishing in the winter sounds challenging, but it can also be exciting and fun. The quite and tranquility is second to none. This guide can help you make the most out of your experience: Ch ...
September Fishing(Post)Fly fishing in the late summer can be some of the most difficult and challenging fishing of the entire year. Typically, this time of year means low, gin clear water and fish with their PhD in fly ...
Kayak Fishing(Post)When it comes to “kayak” fly fishing, the first obstacle might be learning to cast sitting down in a tight space. So, if you are just getting into fly fishing out of a kayak, I would say “less is m ...
Fish Behavior(Post)One of the things that a lot of beginning fly fishers don't naturally understand is fish behavior. When I'm guiding I like to spend a few minutes going over the basics of fish behavior. I find this h ...
Fly Fishing Gear for your Next Fishing Trip(Post)Have you ever wonder what a professional guide considers as essentials for any fly fishing trip? Watch as RiverBum Pro Capt. Jimmy Daniels shows you what kind of equipment you need to make your ...
Snotty Fish(Post)Sometimes you run into that frustrating fish that just doesn't want to cooperate. They may be visible and even visibly eating but they just don't want what you've got. Before the expletives here are ...
Fishing Deliberately(Post)One day at lunch on a guided trip a client, who happens to be a writer, made a simple but profound comment that I think about often. Sloppily paraphrasing, he basically said that to him fly fishing i ...
Surf Fishing(Post)Surf fishing can be downright intimidating to many. Wading a long stretch of surf on a deserted beach can be just as tranquil and rewarding as fishing pocket water in the Rockies for trout. Surf ...
Playing and Landing Fish(Post)The last tip focused on hooking fish effectively. This one hopefully helps you to play and land fish once they're on the line. Don't allow any slack & don't pull too hard - Seems simple enough, but ...
Big Fish(Post)Big fish are the ultimate target of many, if not most, fly fishers. Big fish aren't necessarily smarter though, they are often just overlooked. A few simple things to remember when targeting big fis ...
Night Fishing 2(Post)Everyone knows that the big boys come out to feed at night. Here are some of my favorite nighttime tactics. Fish big - Lots of times fish lose all caution at night and just want to eat a big meal, n ...
Fish Privacy(Post)It's that time of year when several trout species including browns and brook trout get that feeling and go looking for love. This can be both good and bad for us as anglers. Here are a couple of thin ...
RiverBum Ambassadors(Page)RiverBum Ambassadors Welcome to our RiverBum Ambassador Page. What’s a RiverBum ambassador? A RiverBum ambassador is someone that is passionate about the sport of fly fishing, believes ...
