Category Archives: Fly Fishing
Fast Pocket Water & Big Attractor Dry Flies
During the spring, summer and fall I often get the itch to forget about catching numbers and instead see how big of an attractor dry fly I can get away with fishing and still fool trout. For those of you who don't know, my closest trout...
Fly Fishing in the Winter – Getting in the Routine
I'll be the first to admit, that the first few cold fronts of the year negatively effect my angling morale. Those initial cold fronts are always a sobering reminder that winter is quickly approaching, and the warm days of the summer and fall are long...
Tandem Streamer Rigs Catch More Trout
There's no doubt that Louis and I are both hardcore streamer junkies. We never leave home without our streamer boxes packed full. One thing we do a little different from some streamer fishermen on the water is fish a streamer dropper rig. Quite often we'll tie...
The Bimini Twist
The Bimini Twist may be the the most mysterious knot in fly fishing. I love the look you get when you tie one. It's as though you pulled a rabbit out of your fishing hat. In reality, the Bimini Twist is not a difficult knot. Once...
Can Anglers and Trout Have Mutual Admiration for Each Other?
WHAT COMES TO MIND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS PHOTOGRAPH? This photograph reminds me of the blissful feeling I'm overcome with, just before I release a big beautiful trout back into the wild. There's something very special about the last few seconds that an angler spends...