Category Archives: The Hot Ticket
First look at the Ibera Wetlands
By Louis Cahill Every now and then I have to remind myself that a redfish tail isn’t going to pop up along the edge of the grass. The scene looks familiar but what lurks below the surface is a bit more sinister. The Ibera Wetlands, in northern...
Study Shows Salmon Farming Results in 20% Loss of Wild Atlantic Salmon
By Jason Tucker Farm raised salmon may represent a serious threat to wild fish populations. A recently released Scottish study has demonstrated that salmon farming in estuaries used by wild salmon results in a 20% loss in returning wild salmon, mostly as a result of sea lice...
The Reach Cast: Video
The reach cast can be the difference between catching fish and not. All too often you find yourself casting across fast water to a rising trout on the far bank. It's a classic set up and one that can make you crazy. You land your...
Reece’s Clearwater Crawler
The Clearwater Crawler provides an anatomically accurate imitation of the prevalent gills found on the abdomen of this class of mayfly nymphs. In addition to this the thorax of this pattern displays a translucent quality seen in the naturals as they carry out their lives...
Low Flow Streamers
By Bob Reece Low Fall flows don't mean an end to streamer fishing. I blessed to live in the great state of Wyoming. However, in my region of the country, flow levels on many of the watersheds that I fish are far below average this fall. ...