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Nymph Fishing: Part 3(Post)
When nymph fishing, you want your presentation as long on the bottom as possible. An often-overlooked critical aspect to this is actually the cast you are deploying. If you are trying to d ...
Nymph Fishing: The Hopper-Dropper Technique(Post)Whether called the Dry-Dropper, Hopper-Dropper, or the double lindy, this method of fishing was popularized in the west but is now deployed all over the world. The basic premise is that your stri ...
The Nymph Trinity III: Hares Ear(Post)The origins of this nymph are storied to go back to the 1800’s and earlier. Some say the 1600s. Whatever the original, there’s a reason this mayfly imitation is in my Holy Trinity of Nymphs. It ...
Nymph Fishing: Part 2(Post)If you want to catch fish feeding at or near the bottom, you’ve got to get your fly on the bottom. Pretty much the statement of the obvious there. Now comes the tricky part, how long of a leader ...
Montana Bounty - Fly Fishing a Double Nymph Rig(Post)I’ve been doing a lot more nymphing lately. There’s a couple reasons, I want to improve my skills, you certainly catch more fish with is a decided plus when I take my 12 year old daughter Madis ...
Winter Fly Fishing Tips and 6 Favorite Winter Nymphs(Post)With cold winter water the fish tend to hug the bottom of the deeper pools, drop-offs and slower tail outs. This time of the year you need to get your bugs on the bottom and in front ...
Master The Art Of Reading The Water: A Guide's Perspective(Post)Any luck? How many times do you get asked that question while you are out fishing? My response is simple; “No luck…. Just skill!” Fly fishing is more than casting a fly and hoping for a bite. Success ...
5 Cant Miss Trout Flies for the Holidays(Post)One of the questions that I get around this time of year is "What kind of flies should I buy ______ for Christmas?" Well, as most seasoned anglers know it depends. It depends on where they fish, what ...
Go Sub Surface For Fishing Success(Post)You know I’m a dry fly guy. But even a dry fly guy needs to go underwater from time to time. Truth be told, you will put far more fish to the net using a wet fly or nymph than you will a dry ...
Dry Dropper Rigs for Lakes(Post)When most people think of trout fishing in lakes they automatically think of sinking lines and stripping leeches and wooly buggers. While this is certainly a tried and true tactic sometimes it isn't ...
Top Trout Flies(Post)The question I’m often asked is what are the top trout flies? At RiverBum, we have over 3,500 fly patterns. That’s a lot for sure. But wherever in the US you fish for trout, these trout fli ...
Cleanup Tactics(Post)Sometimes you fish a run or pool and catch a few but just can't seem to pull all the fish out of it that you know are there. The following tactics could help you to mop up after your standard methods ...
Must Have Euro Flies(Post)Euro nymphing and Tightlining is becoming very popular in the States these days. For good reason, these fishing techniques catch fish! Like all other forms of nymphing the best place to catch fi ...
Autumn Fly Fishing & BWO's(Post)Autumn is upon us! I love this time of year. The dog days of summer are gone, the days are getting shorter, and the leaves are turning. The crisp coolness of the air is something ...
Multi-fly Rigs(Post)One of the best ways to search for fish when there isn't a hatch or to cover all of the stages of a hatch is to use multiple flies at once. Most seasoned fly anglers have used a big dry fly with a dr ...
The Two Fly Guy(Post)Anyone who has followed me for a bit or has gone fishing with me, knows that I am a huge advocate of fishing a double rig. In almost any situation, I have found fishing two flies is completely app ...
