Category Archives: Fly Fishing Tips & Technique
8 Elements of Fly Design to Follow for Imitating Trout Food Sources
When tying fly patterns, it's very important that you try your best to incorporate several different elements of fly design to increase their effectiveness. No one knows with complete certainty what order or priority trout rank each element of a food source or fly pattern,...
Streamers for Small Streams
By Jason Tucker Small stream fishing often conjures to mind light rods and lines, small dry flies, an easy, pleasant day on the creek casting to small trout. It indeed can be that, and most of my small stream fishing consists of this. But I firmly believe...
How Not To Learn Bonefishing
Float to the Bahamas on a 55 gallon drum and save the air fare but hire a good guide every day! My buddy Brad went to the Bahamas for bonefish recently. I loaned him a rod, reel some leaders and a box of my favorite bonefish...
Improving Your Water Haul Cast
By Justin Pickett Fly-Fishing around tight canopy can prove challenging, and, here in the southeast, there is plenty of it. Rhododendrons dominate the banks, along with wise, old Hemlocks, Oaks, pines, and many other bushes, shrubs, grass, and flowering flora. Because of this, I often do my...
Bonefish — Getting into the game
by John Byron You’re giving thought to going on your first bonefish expedition, but you want more information. You’re in luck — there’s a ton of great advice out there from true experts. But much of that super info is geared to someone already in the game who...