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A Conversation With Fly Tyer Tim Widmer
by Johnny Spillane TODAY WE ARE SITTING DOWN WITH TIM WIDMER, fly fishing guide, commercial tier, College professor specializing professor and general good guy. Tim has been guiding for the better part of two decades and his flies have been produced commercially for almost 10 years. Tim...
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...
Tips for Fishing to Spooky Tarpon on Clear, Calm Days
WHAT'S A BIG TOUGH FISH LIKE YOU SO AFRAID OF? Fishermen, that's what. I'm told that, in the early days of tarpon fishing on the fly, big fish charged big flies and ate with reckless abandon. You know how stories about the old days are, but...
Bends Are Like Best Friends
BENDS IN RIVERS AND STREAMS ARE LIKE MY BEST FRIENDS. They possess all the qualities that I value and they always provide me consistent support in my endeavors. I don't know about you, but when I find myself staring at a section of river or stream...
Low Viz
The air around me is hot, still and thick enough to breathe with a knife and fork. The edges of my hair are damp with sweat. The bow of the boat bobs gently under my feet to the steady "bloop, bloop" of the push pole....