Listen to the Fish

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Sometimes all fly fisherman need to do to find success when their not having luck is slow down, and take the time to listen to the fish. Trout can't speak to us in words, but they do often provide us with subtle clues from their behavior...



The Best Way to Improve Your Trout Game

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By Kent Klewein The single best way to improve your trout game is to fly fish on trout water that challenges you. I’m talking about super technical water where trout are wary and extremely educated.  The places where the smartest of trout live, where all...



Creating a Modular European Nymphing Leader

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By Devin Olsen I often get asked what I do when I come to water or situations that call for a presentation other than what a straight Euro-nymphing rig executes well. I tend to be a splitter rather than a lumper so I often bring several rods...



8 Common Mistakes Anglers Make Fighting Trout

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IF I LOOKED BACK ON MY EARLY FLY FISHING DAYS AND HAD TO GRADE MY FISH FIGHTING SKILLS, IT WOULD YIELD A DISCOURAGING REPORT CARD. I lost way more fish than I actually landed during those first few years after picking up a fly rod. I'll...



Ain’t No Mama Like The One I Caught

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By Alice Tesar MORE TIMES THAN NOT, WHEN I LISTEN TO ANGLERS TALK ABOUT WHY THEY FLY FISH, IT COMES DOWN TO THE INTIMACY THE ANGLER FEELS WITH THE RIVER AND THE CATCH. Now imagine you’ve taken your relationship with your catch to the next level....