The world of fly tying is a very vast and never ending addiction. There are so many views, opinions, techniques, and materials that one can’t actually know them all and it can be quite overwhelming just getting to grips with the basics. Many say print is dead! I’m of a different opinion, and I find […]
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So, you have taken the plunge and bought yourself your first float tube with all the necessary additions. Welcome to the club! Stillwater float tubing is great fun, and one can dive deep into the specifics and become quite a die-hard belly boat purist. There is nothing nicer than drifting over a ‘fishy’ looking piece
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I’ve spent the better part of a decade traveling across the United States fly fishing for brown trout. No matter where I travel, I always try to take my fly rod with me knowing that I have a chance to catch brown trout on a fly rod. These fish live in 34 of our 50
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As one of the most popular fly fishing destinations in the U.S., Colorado is home to several lakes that host several game fish species, including kokanee salmon. And as one of the most popular game fishes in Colorado, it does guarantee fly anglers an exceptional fly fishing experience. Kokanee are landlocked salmon closely related to
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One of the most effective ways to fish for trout is using egg patterns. When trout are spawning fish will key in on eggs and ignore most other offerings. Eggs are protein packed and easy food, unlike many foods eggs don’t swim away. Picking the right pattern, getting the depth correct and colors will play
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We all love chasing brown trout on a fly. For those anglers that don’t usually get to fish for them that often, it can be an incredible experience and one that you ten to remember for a lot longer. I’m one of those anglers, my main target species is the Rainbow trout, and when I
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If you have perfected your fly fishing skills in a river or always fly fished in rivers, the chances are that you may be wondering if you can only do fly fishing in rivers. And if folks can fly fish in the lakes or even the ocean. If you’re thinking about tossing a fly in
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If you love fly fishing for brown trout, you know it’s crucial to carry some egg fly patterns in your fly box. For trout, eggs are high protein energy pills. Think about how easy it is for browns to eat eggs, just position downstream, and wait for the food to drift by. Heck, eggs don’t
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There’s no trout I would rather catch than a rainbow trout. Their fighting ability, picturesque environments and sheer beauty are extremely unique and challenging to find with any other freshwater fish. If you’re fly fishing for trout in a multi-specie body of water, you always know when you hook into a rainbow. Their power is
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There is nothing nicer than to be able to cast a small dry to an unsuspecting brookie on a small stream. The sheer beauty of their environment is enough to get me out casting a fly. When you lift a beautiful brook trout out of the water revealing the white-tipped fins and marbled backs.
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