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Spot and Stalk Sight Fishing(Post)
One of the pure joys in fly fishing is sight fishing. Whether you're after trout, bonefish, tarpon, bass or any other fish it always gives you an advantage when you see them first. It's also usually ...
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 ...
The Most Overlooked Aspect of a Destination Trip(Post)Tis the season….your inbox is blowing up with all these fantastic looking destination trips. How do you decide! So many trips, so little cash and so little precious time!There's a lot of trips o ...
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 ...
Bottom Bouncing Weighted Nymphs(Post)Sometimes fish just don't want to come to the surface. In fact, some trout probably almost never eat at the surface and they are often the biggest fish in the stream. That's when you just have to go ...
Winter Clean Up and a Good Pot of Gumbo(Post)It’s cold, snowy, and you’re just dreaming of the next time you can get on the water. I get it. There’s still plenty you can do to maximize your time on the water. My typical approach i ...
Clear Water Strategies(Post)I’ve been fortunate to have spent a lot of time fishing Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. If you’re at all familiar with some the freestone rivers in these areas, you know what a gin clear r ...
Sight Fishing Tactics(Post)Sight fishing can provide both the most rewarding and the most frustrating of fishing moments. Sometimes it works like magic and sometimes fish that you can see simply won't eat, like a particular ba ...
It Cold Dang it Sort of..(Post)Well here on my bend of the river we just had our first really cold snap of the year. I don't love it, but why let it effect on how much I fish right? Here are some things that will keep you happily ...
Late August Fishing(Post)Elevated water temperatures. It’s been a long hot summer. We get asked a lot about trout and their health with elevated water temperatures. As a general rule, trout can tolerate water around the 70 ...
Its Midge Time Again(Post)Winter brings a lot of things to the trout stream. Snow, ice, and cold are a few of them, luckily, so are fewer anglers and many midges. Midge hatches hone an anglers skills more than almost any oth ...
Why You Need a Landing Net(Post)There are mаnу tуреѕ оf gear аѕѕосіаtеd with fly fishing. Landing nets are a staple for nearly every angler because netting the fish makes landing a quicker process for the angler and ...
Ban the Bobber!(Post)Many of us rely upon an indicator when nymph fishing. After a while, when we’ve set the hook on enough snags and missed enough fish, doubt starts to come to mind. I’ve actually found the bigger th ...
G.Loomis NRX Trout(Post)We’ve had nothing but rain here in the Northwest, rivers are on the rise, and the fishing is off. What better time to stock up and check out some gear. There’s a lot of new product out. Fish ...
Freedom(Post)Last night we had our annual Daddy-Daughter dance at my girl’s school. Each year, all the dads and daughters dress up and go to the big Valentine’s Day dance. This is a great event, it really is.
Reading Trout Rise Forms(Post)Generally speaking, there are three types of rise forms and being able to identify them can clue you into what flies to used in each situation. There are the rises where trout aggressively s ...
