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Fly Boxes – What to look for in a Fly Box(Post)
Fly fishing requires you to bring along a bunch of gear. Flies, rods, reels, and other accessories are just some essential things to pack before leaving for your weekend fishing trip. Fly boxes are a ...
Top Five Tips for Choosing the Right Fly Fishing Net(Post)If you have been fly fishing for quite some time, you may have wished for a larger net. Fly fishing nets are among the essential things to have. You want to make sure that they can handle t ...
Winter Trout Fishing(Post)Trout fishing in the winter is tough. Trout are cold blooded, which means their metabolic rate slows down. They’re not likely to move beyond a few inches for the fly and they will be swimming close ...
Top 5 Holiday Gifts for the Fly Fisher(Post)Ok, first a disclaimer: I'm biased. I like what I like, but that doesn't mean other stuff isn't also good. That said, here are the top 5 items on my fly fishing Christmas wish list this year and some ...
Common Spring Creek Mistakes(Post)Fishing spring creeks can be a great challenge. Avoid these common mistakes to improve your success on the water. Limit your false casting. Too much false casting increases the odds ...
Fixing Your Double Haul(Post)Those who enjoy fly fishing regularly know that the sport is about feel and timing more than anything else. The double haul truly exemplifies this. We've written on the double haul before, ...
Being good steward of the sport and the land(Post)I often get asked why the fly, or why flyfishing. I used to say because not many people do it, or because not many people are where I like to go. However much as with any enjoyable sport, mor ...
Winter Nymph Tactics(Post)One great thing about where I live is that we have a year-round fishing season. Though it sounds crazy to some, I actually really enjoy winter fly fishing, especially on some of the super productive ...
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 ...
Dream Fishing Trips(Post)It may be cold where you live but that shouldn't stop you from thinking about fishing. Now is the time of year to invest some time in planning your dream trip this summer. A little time spent now wil ...
Shaking the winter chill in Abaco in April(Post)By the time March rolls around, I am done with the Massachusetts winter. I have passed the time as best I could, and light is at the end of the tunnel. I know my boat will be going in sometime dur ...
Fly Fishing's Other Rewards(Post)Those who are regular "tip of the week" readers might know that I recently relocated to a pretty dry Southwestern state where trout aren't as easy to find. That's why I was so pumped this last weeken ...
Why the Prince Nymph Is One of the Best Fly Fishing Patterns(Post)When I first started as a fly fishing guide over two decades ago, one of the first lessons I learned was this: if you want to consistently catch fish—whether you're on a freestone stream, tail ...
Getting Into the Game(Post)For those of us that live and breathe fly fishing it's sometimes difficult to remember when it was all new and a little confusing. Fly fishing has so many different fly patterns, types of gear, gadge ...
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 ...
Bass On The Fly(Post)It’s all about the bass, about the bass, about the bass….no treble!So, it should be perfectly obvious that I let my children play Kidz Bop in the car way too often and my mind is shot! I’m positive ...
