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Conquering Refusals(Post)
How frustrating. You make a great cast, get a good drift, a beautiful fish comes up……and it gives you the middle fin and turns away. After you’ve finished cursing like a sailor, here’s a couple of ...
The Virginia Shad Dog(Post)A good friend of mine from Virginia, Tabb Williams, turned me on to shad fly fishing. Tabb is so into shad fishing that he nicknames his dog “Shad Dog” and had a sticker made up for his boat.
Small Streams(Post)Although it's always fun to chase the big boys in the big water there is something soul soothing about a little time by yourself on a small mountain stream. Last week I was lucky enough to get out fo ...
Swamp Hopper(Post)Hopper season is upon us! There is nothing like seeing a big brown trout smack your offering. It is a total thrill! Hoppers are the big juicy steak of the trout world. Who amongst us can pass u ...
Post Runoff Means Big Bugs(Post)This time of year is my absolute favorite time to be fishing in the West. As water starts to clear and drop some of the year's best hatches of big bugs start and fish basically go crazy for a few wee ...
Fly Boy Talks Hook & Fly Sizes(Post)Catching fish is all about presentation and the offering. You’ve got to have the combination of the right fly fishing fly, the right hook size, and a good drift. “Fly” is a pretty general ter ...
Fly In Focus: Ray Charles(Post)“Even a blind man can catch fish with this fly“….and so the legend goes of how the “Ray Charles” fly got its name. The pattern originated as a “guide fly” on Montana’s tail waters as a sow bug imi ...
Mastering the Caddis Hatch(Post)Be the Caddis Hatch MasterThere’s far more to catching trout on caddis than the old standby Elk Hair Caddis. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve caught thousands of fish on this bug. But I’ve also caught th ...
Why Scuds and Sow Bugs Are Winter’s Unsung Heroes: A Guide’s Perspective(Post)When winter settles over our rivers and valleys, and the air carries that sharp metallic cold that stings your nose, most anglers start thinking about midges. And fair enough—midges are a winte ...
Grizzly Adams (Post)When I was a kid, Grizzly Adams was one of my favorite TV shows. I dreamed of hiking way up in the Rockies and Alpine fishing for enormous trout. I had visions of high mountains, picturesque sun ...
Transitioning From Freshwater to Saltwater(Post)When I was just a yute (hat tip to “My Cousin Vinny”) I routinely gear and bait fished both fresh and saltwater with my father and my Uncle Don. I'll never forget a great white shark swimming n ...
Weather Effect(Post)Well all know that weather affects fishing. Weather can affect different trout water types quite differently though. Here are a few of the key weather effects that may change your fishing succe ...
The Hopper Dropper Technique with RiverBum Pro Cinda Howard(Post)It's Fly Fishing Friday! In today's episode, Cinda Howard Owner of Fly Fish Arizona and Beyond & RiverBum Pro Staff member shows us how to use the Hopper Dropper Technique on small stre ...
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 ...
Types of Euro Nymphing(Post)European nymphing sounds new to many American anglers, but its been around for long time. It’s a great way to fish and can be very productive. These techniques generally put emphasis on line co ...
Lengthen Your Leader Keep it Long(Post)One of the bad habits fly fishers fall into too often is to buy tapered leaders, tie their dry fly directly to the end of them, and then to gradually take length off the leader as they clip off used ...
