Author Archives: Kent Klewein
Warm Weather Can = Early Hatches
I almost got caught with my pants down fishing a spring creek the other day. Without even giving it a second thought, I had left the cabin without one of my dry fly boxes, that's loaded with all my favorite Sulphur and Light Cahill patterns. It...
5 Reasons Why Pocket Water Is Suited For Beginners
IF YOU'RE NEW TO FLY FISHING OR YOU CONSIDER YOUR SKILL LEVEL TO BE AT THE NOVICE LEVEL, HERE ARE FIVE REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD BE TARGETING POCKET WATER TO INCREASE YOUR FLY FISHING KNOWLEDGE AND TROUT CATCH RATES. 1. Pocket water provides more trout habitat...
Driving With Your Fly Rods Rigged, Good or Bad?
I don't know about you but I'm constantly driving from one fishing spot to the next with my fly rods pre-rigged. It's a routine I adopted early on in my guiding to save time having to rig up my rods so I could get to the...
Two Streamers Alaskan Guides Always Carry
No Alaska angler should be without these two fly patterns. If you ever plan on visiting one of those famous Alaskan fishing operations like Alaska West or if you're more the angler who rather prefers to do it yourself, I highly recommend tying up several of...
The Importance of Changing Flies on the Water
How long do you fish with flies without success before you decide to change them? I'll usually fish for about thirty minutes with my first rig of the day, and if I'm not getting any hookups, I'll begin regularly changing my flies out until I find...