Trout Fishing and the Full Moon

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The days can be slow, but the nights can be epic. I got an email from a reader the other day asking me to solve a fly fishing dilemma. He and a friend had fished hard the day before and caught very few trout. It...



Sunday Classic / The “Shake and Bake” Method of Fly Dressing

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Will Sands shows me how he dresses his fly. "it's like frying chicken" he tells me. I love that, the guy from Colorado telling the boy from Georgia about frying chicken. I'll admit that I was skeptical at first but Will's "Shake and Bake" method really...



If You’re Not Looking For Trout, You’re Missing Out

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One of the things I always stress to my clients is the importance of always keeping an eye out for trout on the water. The first thing I do when I walk up to a prime piece of trout water, is take a minute or...



Sunday Classic / How to Fly Fish Straight Sections of Trout Water

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It's your lucky day. You've somehow managed to get away from your busy work schedule and find time to spend a few days fly fishing for beautiful cutthroat trout out west. You've brought several trout to hand fishing a series of S-bends, and you feel like...



The Fight Isn’t Over When You Get a Tarpon Boat-Side

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Catching a tarpon on the fly is a feat most fly fishers dream about but never experience. Some fly anglers get lucky right out the gates, but for most of us, catching one of these beasts on the fly often takes several trips to accomplish....