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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 ...
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 ...
Eat the Worm(Post)I have the opportunity to travel the world in my professional career. Typically work is work. You’re putting in 10-12 hour days, you’re running and gunning, taking out customers, suppliers, staff o ...
Finding Time to Fish(Post)We are all busy, very busy. I’m a husband, father of two very active daughters, an executive in my professional work, own this very wonderful small business, and in my “spare” time I do a bit ...
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 ...
Streamer Fishing the Riffles(Post)When the words "streamer fishing" comes up, most folks think about stripping through deep pools, runs, lakes, and long swings through deep water. How many of you honestly break out the streamer r ...
Fly Fishing Trip Preparation(Post)When you’re going on an excursion trip, it’s pretty obvious you need to spend time getting ready in advance, but many anglers fail to prepare for day trips. Ever look forward to going on a day tr ...
Tactics for Mixed Hatches(Post)Seeing clouds of bugs hovering just over the water makes me practically giddy. I looked closely and saw that it was both midges and blue winged olives hatching at once. This situation can present som ...
5 Tips to Out Fish Your Buddies(Post)Wanna know how to out fish your fishing buddy? Check out these 5 tips.Break old habitsWe all have the “go to” fly and that “go to” fishing hole. We’ve had success with it before, so we shoul ...
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 ...
Wet Fly Surprise(Post)Love it or hate it, Facebook has some good stuff and some not so good. One the good side, a memory feed came up for me that was a picture of me and my then 7-year-old daughter on a fishing trip t ...
New Waters(Post)I've found myself fishing a lot of new places over the years. Sometimes I've done very well and at other times I've been left scratching my head and frustrated. Luckily those frustrating experiences ...
Get ‘Em on the Reel(Post)Raise you hand if you’re guilty of having too much line out, hook what you think is a big fish, reel like hell to play the fish on the reel, only to screw around too much, not pay attention to what ...
Autumn Trout Fly Fishing Tips(Post)The hot and humid days of the summer are behind us. Autumn is here. It’s really my favorite time of year. I love the warm days and the cool nights and the fishing.The water seems less crowded. I ...
Caddisfly Life Cycle & Hatch(Post)Caddisflies haven’t gotten the love historically that mayflies have gotten from anglers. However, that seems to be changing. One night at dinner with my friend Nino he was making fun of me on h ...
Simplify(Post)My wife has the term "simplify" in somewhat ornate creative vinyl letters stuck to a mirror over the dresser in our bedroom. I think she means something like we should simplify our lives. Or maybe it ...
