Category Archives: Trout Fishing
Dos and Don’ts For Guided Fishing
"I have done enough guiding with enough people of all types that I sometimes cheer for the fish." My friend Kirk Deeter, writing on the Trout Unlimited blog April 25th, threw out the bold headline: "Guides: Gatekeepers or Profiteers". There's no mystery where Kirk stands on...
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...
The Fish Of A Lifetime: Video
What happens when the fish of a lifetime refuses your fly three times? If you are Jack Stephens, and you’ve spent half a century looking for a river no one has fished, and you’ve found it…you cast again. This is an amazing fishing story, and all...
The Pregnant Scud: Tying Video
By Herman deGala In the early 80’s I had a design professor by the name of Herb Kobayashi from Hawaii who tried to instill in us the concept of shibui. Shibui has no direct translation into English but describes the aesthetic of simplistic, elegant beauty not only...
Easy Bug Sampling For Trout Fishermen Video
Ever have one of those days where you just can't figure out what the trout are eating? Selective trout can make you crazy but there is a way to figure out for sure what they're keyed in on. Taking a stream sample is quick and easy...