Tag Archives: Fly Fishing
Don’t Gink it, Sink It
Ever been on a trout stream during a blanket hatch and no matter how many times you drift your floating imitation over the rising fish, it's ignored? I've experienced this frustrating situation many times on the water. When this happened in the past, I used to...
Sunday’s Classic / Don’t Be Afraid to Change Out Flies
This week’s Sunday Classic we talk about the importance of changing out your flies on the water when you’re not catching fish. Don’t stick with a fly pattern if you’re not getting bites. Photo By: Louis Cahill How long do you fish with flies without...
Saturday Shoutout / Orvis Fly Fishing Learning Center
This weeks Saturday Shoutout goes to Orvis for their newest website dedicated to teaching anglers how to fly fish. Orvis Fly Fishing Learning Center I was quite impressed with the wealth of information on this site, as well as, it’s great viewing compatibility across multiple...
Rookie Mistakes Cost Fish
It's such a simple thing to check your fly. It's 6:45 in the back country of the Florida keys. It's mid summer and the water is like glass. I can feel the sweat running down my neck and legs. I'm trying to be as quiet as...
Sunday Classic / Catch And Release Is It’s Own Reward
It was surreal and wonderful. I spent a week last year at the Penland school for craft, teaching a class on bamboo rod making. I was having dinner in the dining hall one evening with ten or so folks I’d never met. Eating with new...