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Swamp Hopper(Post)
Hopper season is upon us! There is nothing like seeing a big brown trout smack your offering. It is a total thrill! Hoppers are the big juicy steak of the trout world. Who amongst us can pass u ...
Tippet Rings(Post)Unless you're streamer fishing, you should probably consider using tippet rings. Adding tippet rings to machine made tapered leaders bring the next level of practicality and frugality to you fly ...
Nymph Fishing: Part 3(Post)When nymph fishing, you want your presentation as long on the bottom as possible. An often-overlooked critical aspect to this is actually the cast you are deploying. If you are trying to d ...
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 ...
Go Sub Surface For Fishing Success(Post)You know I’m a dry fly guy. But even a dry fly guy needs to go underwater from time to time. Truth be told, you will put far more fish to the net using a wet fly or nymph than you will a dry ...
Perdigon Flies(Post)The Perdigon nymph has taken over competition fly fishing, thanks to both Spanish and French Euro-nymphers. It is now invading the US. Are Perdigons the new San Juan Worm? I’m not sure about that ...
RiverBum Predator Flies(Post)What makes a good predator fly? When you’re talking Musky, Pike, Dorado, and Stripers….you want a large fly that can push some water. You want a bulky type profile that moves and ungulates that s ...
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 ...
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 ...
Fat Guys Float(Post)What a fantastic day I had this weekend in the Richmond, Virginia area. I went to visit my old friend Tabb Williams. Since I moved back east, we’ve been planning a trip. This weekend was it, ...
Dry Flies for the Non Hatch(Post)If you’re like me, you love a dry fly bite, there’s nothing like seeing the take on the surface. It’s pure adrenaline. However, early and late in the year, insect hatches aren’t exactly prolific ...
The Nymph Trinity II: The Prince Nymph(Post)The Prince Nymph is one of our top selling flies for a reason, it catches fish. I get asked a lot, what insect is it supposed to match. I think the Prince is nymphs as the Adams is to dries. I ...
Consistent Floating Flies(Post)Although most fly patterns are designed with balance and presentation in mind, some dry flies tend to land and drift upside down or on their side nearly as often as they land the right way. One way ...
Types of Euro Nymphing(Post)European nymphing sounds new to many American anglers, but its been around for long time. It’s a great way to fish and can be very productive. These techniques generally put emphasis on line co ...
Leader Eater(Post)I don’t make my own leaders. I buy the tapered leaders with the loop. For me, it’s easier. When you do build your own leaders, you carefully construct your leader stepping down to your final d ...
About RiverBum. One year later...(Post)Well, this has been a very good year for RiverBum! A year ago this week, my business partner Rick Piezonka and I bought this business. We were out of stock on everything and things didn't look good f ...
