5 Reasons Why Pocket Water Is Suited For Beginners

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IF YOU'RE NEW TO FLY FISHING OR YOU CONSIDER YOUR SKILL LEVEL TO BE AT THE NOVICE LEVEL, HERE ARE FIVE REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD BE TARGETING POCKET WATER TO INCREASE YOUR FLY FISHING KNOWLEDGE AND TROUT CATCH RATES. 1. Pocket water provides more trout habitat...



Small Stream Structure- Woody Debris and Other External Features

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By Jason Tucker Wood is good! In the two previous installments I’ve discussed fluvial stream structures (holes, runs etc.) and substrate types. If a stream were a house, then the substrate would be the foundation and floors, fluvial structures would be the walls and rooms, and the...



Calling After Water: Book Review

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By Jason Tucker Dave Karczynski started out as a fiction writer. Luckily for us he discovered fly fishing. “From the moment I took it into my hands I knew that I was dealing with something amazing, something exceptional, something no legal schedule of plasma donation...



4 Tips to Get You Roll Casting Like a Pro

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A solid roll cast is every angler's best friend, here's how to improve yours. You've just spotted a big head break the surface on the far bank, gulping down a struggling mayfly drifting in the foam. The excitement of discovering the trophy trout feeding triggers your...



Don’t Let Landing A Fish Stress You Out

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Does landing fish stress you out? I got an email the other day from a reader asking what he should do with his rod when landing a fish. He was worked up and clearly struggling. I could see the scene in my head and I knew...