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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, ...
Intro to Fly Fishing: Casting with The Double Haul(Post)Image by Nikki P. Age 11 Double hauling is a valuable skill for fly fishers using single-handed rods in all water types. Having the ability to skillfully present your fly under all circum ...
Montana Bounty - Fly Fishing a Double Nymph Rig(Post)I’ve been doing a lot more nymphing lately. There’s a couple reasons, I want to improve my skills, you certainly catch more fish with is a decided plus when I take my 12 year old daughter Madis ...
How to Fly Fish During High Water or Runoff: Pro Tips(Post)Spring and early summer bring a surge of energy to our rivers — snowmelt from the high country barrels downstream, swelling flows, and turning once-clear water into a swirling mix of sediment ...
The Two Fly Guy(Post)Anyone who has followed me for a bit or has gone fishing with me, knows that I am a huge advocate of fishing a double rig. In almost any situation, I have found fishing two flies is completely app ...
The Copper John(Post)In 1993, John Barr began working on an innovative nymph pattern all the way back in 1993. After three long years toiling at the vice, the Copper John nymph pattern was born. John went thr ...
Little Things To Save Time(Post)When putting your 4 piece rod together start by putting the tip section together with the piece next to it and the handle section together with the piece next to it. Then join the two halves of the r ...
Winter Fly Fishing Tips and 6 Favorite Winter Nymphs(Post)With cold winter water the fish tend to hug the bottom of the deeper pools, drop-offs and slower tail outs. This time of the year you need to get your bugs on the bottom and in front ...
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 ...
Casting Practice for Better Success(Post)Over my last decade of guiding I've been consistently surprised to find anglers who are upset that they can't catch more fish on their once-a-year fly fishing outing. Fly casting isn't just like ridi ...
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 ...
Intro to Fly Fishing: Casting with the Roll Cast(Post)So….there’s probably a strong likelihood that in an actual fishing situation, there isn’t a ton of room behind you for the overhead cast….or any room for that matter. Enter in the roll cast ! ...
Have a Panfish Session(Post)One of the goals of RiverBum is to open up the sport of fly fishing to more folks, from all walks of life, and all ages. Those of us that have been fishing for a while likely started out with a bo ...
The San Juan Worm(Post)There are many folks that believe that the San Juan worm fly is specific to the San Juan River. I’m not sure if this is the origin of the pattern or not, however, the fact remains there are ...
River Report: Arkansas(Post)Well, things have been a little erratic in the natural state the last several weeks. It’s Arkansas, so if you don’t like the weather, just wait 15 minutes, it will change. We’ve had temperature r ...
The Nymph Trinity I: The Pheasant Tail Nymph(Post)Anyone that does any cooking has probably heard of the “Holy Trinity” …onion, carrot, and celery. It’s a common foundation for many dishes. I think of Pheasant Tails as part of a sort ...
