Category Archives: Fly Fishing Tips & Technique
Sunday Classic / Never Give Up on a Bonefish
WE ALL KNOW THE HEARTBREAK OF SEEING A BIG FISH SPOOK AND RUN WHEN WE MAKE A CAST. Whether its due to a poor presentation, the fish catching sight of us or something completely random and out of our control doesn't matter. The pain is the...
Sunday Classic / Look More and Fish Less on Small Streams
When I'm not in my drift boat on the river I'm wading fishing on small streams. Most large rivers don't provide much sight-fishing opportunities for the fly angler unless they have low enough flows, clear enough water or plenty of rising fish. On the contrary, almost...
Sunday Classic / Listen to the Fish
Sometimes all fly fisherman need to do to find success when their not having luck is slow down, and take the time to listen to the fish. Trout can't speak to us in words, but they do often provide us with subtle clues from their behavior...
Sunday Classic / The Best Way to Improve Your Trout Game
The single best way to improve your trout game is to fly fish on trout water that challenges you. I'm talking about super technical water where trout are wary and extremely educated. The places where the smartest of trout live, where all you get is...
Sunday Classic / NZ Guide, Chris Dore Talks Kiwi Nymphing
So the other day, I noticed I received an intriguing email from one of our Gink & Gasoline followers, commenting on my Angler Positioning post. It just so happened to be Chris Dore who sent the email, a very popular fly fishing guide from New Zealand....