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Fly Fishing Beginners Equipment(Post)
The right equipment is essential for new anglers. Good fly fishing rods and other fishing accessories can make a huge difference in making fly fishing a fun and enjoyable experien ...
Yellow Jack on the Fly!(Post)Yellow JackYellow Jack’s shape is just like most of the Jack species with a few differences. The first most drastic difference is their soft mouths! You can literally lip them like a bass. They ha ...
Fly Line Tune Up(Post)Winter is still gripping most of North America but Spring is in sight. This is the perfect time to go over gear to make sure you're ready for fast and furious fishing this season. One of the most imp ...
Bass Fly Fishing for the Beginner(Post)Most of us that have bass fished started off using conventional gear.....as in spinning rods and bait casters. However, fly fishing for bass has some key advantages over conventional gear. ...
Hooking Fish and Keeping Them Hooked(Post)A recent question on this topic got me thinking about the best ways to hook and hold fish. Following will be two part tip to help in hooking fish and getting fish to the net or hand. This week we wil ...
Leveraging Angles in Fly Presentation(Post)We’ve heard it a thousand times, its not the fly, it’s the presentation. For me, its not either or…..its both. I think you can have a great presentation with the wrong fly and under optimize yo ...
Fly Fishing Gifts: A Gift Guide for Anglers(Post)Buying a gift for an angler does not have to be challenging and intimidating. Every angler has different and unique tastes. However, there are some common used product you can get them on line ...
Fly Fishing and Fantasy Football(Post)So, I took up playing fantasy football 5 seasons ago. I’ve been to the playoffs four out of five years and have won it all twice. Not too bad I think, especially since others have been doing it 1 ...
Quick Fix Fly Fishing for Carp(Post)I've been hearing all about carp fishing for some time now, and even though I've caught a few of them at times when I've seen them in places where I was fishing for something else, I've kind of turne ...
Versatile Fly Patterns(Post)Sometimes you get in a situation where you just don't have the right bug. However, there are some versatile patterns that might be close enough. Here are a few of my favorites: Zebra Midges - Sounds ...
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 ...
Fly Color Selection(Post)Many fly fisherman swear by certain color selection, especially streamer fisherman. Whether you’re fishing for trout, musky, steelhead, or bonefish, it seems everyone has their color of choic ...
Stillwater Fly Fishing(Post)There’s a huge difference between Stillwater fly fishing and fishing in streams and rivers. The biggest difference is current. Flows in streams and rivers help to present the fly, move it natura ...
Downstream Dry Fly Presentation(Post)Some trout seem to have seen it all, especially those in our more heavily fished rivers. These fish are often nearly impossible to catch on dry flies because they learn to identify leaders and they a ...
7 Reasons to Try Fly Fishing(Post)Fly fishing is more popular than ever - and the sport is changing as well. Long gone are the days that the sport was purely for the rich, it is far more accessible than ever! RiverBum is proud ...
Surfperch, Fly Fishing the Surf(Post)When it comes to fly fishing the Pacific shoreline, it can seem pretty intimidating and most of the time it is. But you know as well as I, that fly guys/gals don't give up that easy and are will ...
