Category Archives: Fly Fishing Tips & Technique
Autumnal Trouting
By: Alice Tesar With high water temps and river closures this summer throughout the west it is likely you’ve been fishing some unfamiliar high-country creeks and lakes. Exploring new water shouldn’t end because summer is over. Fall fishing in the high country can produce some of the...
Sunday Classic / Tarpon on the Fly: 10 Rookie Mistakes
I'll never forget heading down to the Florida Keys for my first fishing trip for tarpon on the fly. Cruise control set and adrenaline pumping through my veins, that fifteen hour drive south only felt like it took four hours. My rookie confidence was overflowing,...
Wood is Good
"Wood is good", shouted Sam Cornelius manning the oars, as I concentrated on drifting my flesh pattern against the never ending medley of wood snags along the Togiak River banks in Alaska, back in 2006. "When ever you see wood, drift your flies as close...
Streamer Fishing – Hands on the Line at All Times
Streamer fishing is a great way to catch both numbers and trophy class fish, but it doesn't come without some negatives. One of the biggest negatives with streamer fishing is you don't always get solid hookups every time a fish eats your streamer. One of...
Streamers, Fish ‘Em Deep Enough
By Louis Cahill How deep should you be fishing your streamers? I had the chance to fish with my brother Tom the other day. It’s a shame we can’t do it more. I always enjoy talking about fishing with him. Tom is a very technical bass angler....