I love fly fishing in the winter, if you’re seeking solitude – winter is the time. On the flip side, I hate the cold. I’ve spent years figuring out how to stay warm while fly fishing. Last winter I purchased some heavy fleece wading pants and I can’t say enough good stuff about them. If …
The short answer is YES. You can fish nymphs during a hatch and it does work. In fact, even when the sky is dark with clouds of October Caddis or March Browns, there are times when nymphs out-fish dry flies. Match the Entire Hatch Not Just Emergence A “hatch” is usually thought of as the …
I didn’t think it was possible to get a beginner fly fishing combo for under a $100 bucks. Especially a fly fishing combo with as many features as this one.? This setup is packaged by Wild Water (reg) located in the good old USA – specifically Ontario, NY. The rod has an unbelievable LIFETIME WARRANTY!? …
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Catching trout with nymphs is dependent on your ability to get your flies in the fish’s face. And since trout hang out near the bottom, getting your flies deep as quickly as possible is often what’s required. To do this, some amount of weight on your leader is necessary split shot and weighted flies are …
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We’ve all been there, staring into a box full of hundreds of flies. What do you pick. Below are 13 of my favorite flies for catching brown trout. You’re going to quickly notice these are all sub-surface flies. I love casting to rising fish, but selecting the fly in those conditions is a lot easier. …
In an effort to “match the hatch,” fly tiers have developed fly patterns to imitate just about every variation of insect a trout might eat. Why settle for a generic mayfly nymph when you can have a more precise imitation of hexagenia limbata. The problem with this, however, is that there are now thousands upon …
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Many casts you make while nymphing are very short so short your fly line may never make it past your rod tip. Other times, especially while traditional or indicator nymphing, longer casts are needed to reach the fish, but you have to keep your line in check so it doesn’t cause your flies to drag. …
What are the essential accessories for fly fishing? If your starting out in this fascinating sport I strongly recommend these items to start. It seems like in fly fishing we try to make things a little more complicated through the use of special knots and names. Don’t let this intimidate you fly fishing at its …
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Spring creeks, whether in Wisconsin’s Driftless Area or Montana’s Paradise Valley are notoriously tricky to fish. Clear, glassy water shows the fish your every move and with an abundance and variety of natural food, spring creek trout tend to be highly selective. But just like trout in freestones and tailwaters, trout in spring creeks do …
The nymphing techniques and strategies covered in this series are mostly geared toward catching trout in rivers. But let’s not forget that trout also thrive in stillwater lakes and ponds of all sizes. And since lake-bound trout do the majority of their feeding on aquatic insects subsurface just like stream trout nymphing is often the …