Tag Archives: Fly Fishing
Better Highsticking Video
When fishing nymphs, highsticking is a fundamental skill that every angler needs. The best way to achieve a drag free drift, when nymphing, is to use a technique called highsticking. Highsticking keeps your line completely off the water, eliminating any chance for drag. When done...
I Love The Bahamas Photo Essay
As the weather cools off, I can’y help but think about bone fishing in the Bahamas. Temperatures are dipping into the bearable range here in Georgia. I’ve been spending a lot of evenings and mornings on the porch and I know I should be looking forward...
Tenkara Steelhead
By Tim Harris Can tenkara make one a better steelheader? When I moved to the Pacific Northwest over 20 years ago I was thrilled to finally be living in the land of steelhead. The fish was almost mythic growing up in the Midwest and I’d spent a...
Hyperfocal Focus
Sometimes to get it all in focus, it has to all be out of focus. Shooting photos you often find yourself wanting an object in the foreground and an object in the background both in focus. This can be a frustrating situation. Inevitably, focusing on either...
Let it ride
By Daniel Galhardo DON’T RECAST YOUR FLY UNTIL IT’S HAD A CHANCE. It takes some time to learn how to read water well. But, at least when it comes to fishing mountain streams, the concept is easy to grasp: fish are looking for food and shelter, and...