Category Archives: Fly Fishing Tips & Technique
The Sharp End of the Boat
By David Grossman LOOKING BACK ON MY FEW SUCCESSES AND MANY FAILURES, THE THIN LINE BETWEEN THE TWO WAS USUALLY MENTAL. There are plenty of folks more qualified to talk about knots, casting, tides, and the thousands of other factors that go into becoming a proficient saltwater...
A Simple Tip For Better Streamer Fishing
Here’s something simple you can do when fishing streamers, which will catch more fish and save you some pain. I’ve been meaning to write this tip for years and haven’t because it’s just so simple. But I was reminded of it the other day and figured...
The Teardrop Cast
By Louis Cahill The Teardrop cast is a soft presentation fly cast that’s handy for targeting spooky fish. I learned this cast from a guide in the Bahamas. It was a day I’ll never forget. It was a dark, cloudy day but there was no wind. We...
Leader Materials Revisited
By Louis Cahill So which is actually stiffer, monofilament or fluorocarbon? A while back I wrote an article on understanding leaders. While talking about the different materials used in fly leaders I mentioned that mono is stiffer than fluorocarbon and I got called out in the...
Small Stream Structure- Holes, Bends, Runs Etc.
By Jason Tucker In the public mind there is probably no feature that comes more readily to mind than the Ole Fishin’ Hole. A lot of non-fishers think that is what fishing is about- going to a big, well-known hole, soaking bait, waiting for the fish to...