Successful Fly-Fishing Is About Work Ethic

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There are two types of fly anglers: those who treat it like a hobby and those who treat it like a job. It’s not a judgment. There’s nothing wrong with being a casual angler. In fact, those anglers make me a little jealous sometimes, but the...



Be Stealthy Like Czech Nymphers

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I'm not afraid to admit I'm not a big fan of Czech nymphing. I'm not an aficionado of the popular three-fly nymph rig either. It's not the right rig for fly anglers that lack discipline or are daydreaming fly casters. Furthermore, a freshly tied rig can...



5 Tips For Better Dry Fly Fishing From Ronnie Hall

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There are few things more rewarding than a wary trout rising to a dry fly. Seriously, who doesn't love fooling fish on a dry fly? Rising fish are like puzzles waiting to be solved and when they are, the angler is rewarded with one of the...



Familiar Waters, New Predators

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"The last thing I expected to see was this big male brown trout becoming food." By this time, in any normal year, I am done with trout fishing. Not that I don’t enjoy it but water temperatures here in the South reach near-lethal levels in the...



The Patagonia Trout McNugget

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By Louis Cahill Think trout flies should be small? Think again! Ok this is admittedly a bunch of silliness, but where else are you going to see a trout eat a chicken nugget? Yep, an actual chicken nugget. I don’t know if this compromises our journalistic integrity...