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Get Your Wooly Bugger On! (Post)
Its autumn, the leaves are turning, there’s a chill in the air, the Brown Trout are spawning, and our local rivers aren’t nearly as crowed. What time is it? It’s Bugger time! Nothing gets me fire ...
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Love That Dirty Water (Post)
Growing up in Boston, the song from the Standells wrings in my head eliciting fond memories of the smell of sausage and pepper stands outside of Fenway park. I’m sure; however, when folks see sta ...
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Taking Stock of Your Fly Fishing Flies Inventory (Post)
When was the last time you checked your fly box? If it needs some organizing, now is a good time to do that. I do not know about you, but by the end of a season my boxes are a train wre ...
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Patience on the Hook Set (Post)
A really cool thing happened yesterday that reminded me of this concept. I fished a stream near my house that has mostly small fish. As I fished up to my favorite run I caught several smallish and ve ...
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Summer Time, Fly Fishing Time (Post)
Summer is here, and early summer is one of my favorite times of year to fly fish. I can ditch the waders and wet wade. There’s nothing like a beautiful 80 degree day on a mountain river wadin ...
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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 ...
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Fly Fishing In Tight Quarters : 5 Tips To Help You Catch More Fish (Post)
Finding trout in small waters seems like it would be an easy task at first for many anglers as there are simply fewer areas for the trout to seek refuge.These anglers often overlook the intangible ch ...
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Top Trout Flies (Post)
The question I’m often asked is what are the top trout flies? At RiverBum, we have over 3,500 fly patterns. That’s a lot for sure. But wherever in the US you fish for trout, these trout fli ...
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High Water Fishing (Post)
Just got a foot of snow here in Pennsylvania……. but that rodent promised spring would be right around the corner. Personally, I don’t even believe a meteorologist when it comes to predicting th ...
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The Allure of Trout (Post)
I think there has been more written about trout fly fishing than any other form of fly fishing. There are mountains of materials written on individual species, the gear, techniques, and locations ...
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Surf Fishing (Post)
Surf fishing can be downright intimidating to many. Wading a long stretch of surf on a deserted beach can be just as tranquil and rewarding as fishing pocket water in the Rockies for trout. Surf ...
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Learn to Love the Wind (Post)
Stillwater TacticsIt’s March. As fly fisherman, we’ve got a scratch that simply needs itching. Conditions aren’t perfect, but we need to get out there. This time of year I often hit the St ...