Category Archives: Fly Fishing Tips & Technique
Strategies for Streamer Fishing High Water on Tailwaters
IT'S REALLY HARD TO BEAT STREAMER FISHING HIGH WATER ON TAILWATER'S FROM A DRIFT BOAT, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOUR WANTING TO TARGET TROPHY CLASS FISH. Although numbers of trout caught during high water flows usually are lower than fishing during low water flows, the size of your...
Don’t get yourself caught in a tight spot!
By Justin Pickett "MY MOUTH SPEWED WITH EXPLETIVES. MY BUDDY’S FACE WAS BLANK. I KNEW THAT IT WAS THE RESULT OF SEVERAL POOR DECISIONS." Recently, I headed up north with a great friend of mine to fish a small stream in north Georgia. Over the past couple...
The Salt Water Quick Cast
One of the most crucial skills in salt water fly fishing is shooting line. Everything happens quickly on the flats and the angler who can put is fly on a fish sixty feet from the boat with only two false casts will have a distinct advantage. It's...
Hook Sets Are Free
By Justin Pickett A FLUFFY, WHITE INDICATOR IS DRIFTING MERRILY ALONG THE CURRENT WHEN SUDDENLY IT IS YANKED FROM SITE, ONLY TO EMERGE A SECOND LATER TO CONTINUE ITS VOYAGE DOWNSTREAM BEFORE BEING LIFTED FROM THE WATER’S SURFACE. Surprised, I look back at my buddy. “What...
Tie the Chard Choker Permit Fly
Permit fishing is as exacting as it gets. When asked to list the top ten reasons permit will refuse a fly, Bruce Chard listed, among other things: a butterfly in Indonesia flapped its wings and because that's what they do. Getting a shot a a tailing permit...