Category Archives: Fly Fishing Tips & Technique
Fly Fishing with Stealth – 8 Common Mistakes
How often to you think anglers miss opportunities catching trout because of the lack of stealth? The more educated trout populations are in a stream, river or lake you're fly fishing, the more important it is for fly anglers to mimic the way a hunter...
Fly Casting Problems Are Sneaky
IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH YOUR FLY CAST IT'S PROBABLY HAPPENING BEHIND YOUR BACK. Do you know what your loop is doing when you're not looking? It could very well be mucking up your forward cast. Tailing loops, collapsing lines and fizzling forward casts can...
Fly Fishing, Always Have a Plan B
Just about every fisherman out there is probably familiar with the saying, "never leave fish to find fish". I live religiously by this common sense fishing advice. It's saved my butt many days on the water guiding, and keeps me from straying away from productive...
Sunday Classic / Be Stealthy Like Czech Nymphers
I'm not afraid to admit I'm not a big fan of Czech nymphing. I'm not an aficionado of the popular three-fly nymph rig either. It's not the right rig for fly anglers that lack discipline or are daydreaming fly casters. Furthermore, a freshly tied rig can...
Ready Position Video
The ready position is the most fundamental skill in saltwater fly fishing. Saltwater fly fishing has been described as, "long periods of boredom punctuated by brief periods of panic." That can certainly be true. I personally never find it boring and with a good ready position...