Category Archives: Fly Fishing Tips & Technique
Make Better Backhand Casts: Video
The average fly fisher struggles with making a backhand presentation. A good backhand presentation is the mark of an effective angler. Being able to deliver a fly on the backcast makes you more efficient on the water and, simply put, catches fish. If you can make...
Trust Your Guide
Trust your guide they say. Always trust your guide. There is no more trustworthy bunch than the guides at Bair’s Lodge on Andros Island in the Bahamas. Why you wouldn’t trust them is beyond me. What is not to trust? In a real sense, in...
How To Unsnag A Fly
Every fly fisher gets snagged up once in a while. It’s part of the game. If you aren't fishing to structure, you aren’t fishing to fish. This is never more true than when streamer fishing. You’re constantly snagging logs and if you row over to get...
Improve Your Stance for Casting Accuracy
A good fly cast starts with your feet. Why is that golfers talk so much about stance? All of the energy you apply with your hands starts with your feet planted firmly on the ground. It makes perfect sense that your stance would effect your cast. Personally,...
Float Tube Tour: Video
By Herman deGala In mid-March and everyone is in the middle of their tying season. But for me bass season is right around the corner when my local reservoir opens for fishing. If there is any ice on the water they won’t let us launch boats or float...