Pike are great creatures for fly fishing that are known to fiercely strike flies both further down into the water column and at the surface. In fact, fly fishing pike is more challenging than traditional fishing, especially if you don’t have the right fly rod. But the fun part of fly fishing for both experts […]
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When fly fishing with egg patterns, the goal should always be to match the eggs as closely as possible to what the fish are seeing. Matching the natural color of the eggs in combination with using the correct size plays a crucial role in your success. Unlike Chinook, steelhead, Coho salmon, and rainbow trout,
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We all love catching fish on fly rods and reels. Most of us cut our teeth on trout as kids and have never stopped chasing these beautiful fish. I remember my grandfather teaching me how to fly fish, I couldn’t have been more than 7/8 years old. The tackle and gear were minimal those days,
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One of my favorite things to do is to drift around in my float tube, fish, think, or just be. Whatever the mission, it is really fun to do and a very relaxing way to fly fish. I say relaxing, but if you have found the fish in a column or there is a hatch
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Fly fishing for striped bass is fantastic! They are the perfect example of an estuary fish to target on the fly. Striped bass is one of my favorite species to target on the fly. Yeah, sure, they have a notoriously ‘Tough to catch’ reputation but let me tell you when you find the fish, and
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Perch are plentiful and delicious. Once you understand what perch feed on narrowing down the fly selection becomes easy. Perch will school around structure like stumps and rocky drop-offs. Perch can be found in lakes and rivers with slow currents. These fish are aggressive, and they’re known to take fly fishing on light tackle to
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When most fly anglers think about fly fishing in freshwater sources, they rarely think of kokanee salmon. While they’re not as crucial as the other gamefish, they can give you an exhilarating fishing experience thanks to their scrappy behaviors that guarantee you an aerobatic flight with some explosive runs. Therefore, why don’t you pursue them
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Fly fishing for tarpon spans from the Bahamas along the southern coast of North America, Florida, Houston all the way to Ascension Bay, Mexico. All those mangrove-style muddy waters are loved by Tarpon and the fly fishers who chase them. It’s important to have your fly box filled with flies proven to work in the
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Whether you are sprinting across beach sand to make that cast or standing on the bow of the skiff sight fishing, Snook are a great species to chase on the fly. So, they aren’t tarpon or a bull red, but any angler that has fished for Snook will probably tell you they would choose a
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Striped bass, a.k.a Stripers, are slowly creeping to the top of the list of best fish to target with a fly rod. They’re found in both salt and freshwater, so their numbers are plentiful. Depending on the part of the world you’re fishing, you’ll find these fish weighing upwards of 40 pounds. Striped bass are
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