It seems like most fly fishers experience this… You walk into a fly shop, pick up a handful of flies, then attempt to get some “local intel” from the cashier… Then your jaw drops as you hand over $17.49 for 5 little pieces of wire, fur and thread. In the parking lot you look at […]
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Some days you’ll be on the river on the perfect early fall day. The leaves hang onto their trees with fading hope and determined resolve. The water’s surface is tattooed with the outlines of a half dozen species of aquatic insects. The rod in your hand hasn’t had a bend in it all day. Everything
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I’m going to paint a little picture, it’s late afternoon, I’m at a spot on the river that I know is “fishy”. I sit down for a moment, relax and watch to see if trout are rising. Nothing I look into the sky and bushes for bugs. Again Nothing From those observations, dry fly fishing
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Growing up in Alabama, my early years fishing were spent with spinning rods, baitcasters, and spincasters. I didn’t know what fly fishing was and honestly I didn’t really care. Back then I was only concerned with catching fish and spending time with my dad. The kind of tackle we were using was an issue that
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I’ve written a bunch about the act of nymph fishing, but I haven’t talked much about nymph flies themselves. Using a nymph while fly fishing is probably the most effective method of catching trout. It doesn’t have the glamor of dry fly fishing, but nymphing can change a skunk into a productive outing. What is
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I was recently talking with one of my fly fishing buddies about different Euro nymphing techniques. During our conversation, he talked about how nymphing with a French Leader has greatly enhanced his ability to fool large and wary trout in clear water. I decided I want to learn more about this style of fishing and
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Whether you are nymphing the gin-clear waters of New Zealand or creeks in Colorado, you want to be sure to use a bung. A fly fishing bung is a strike indicator that is used while nymphing. The BUNG indicates a strike on a subsurface fly. What is a fly fishing Bung? A fly fishing bung
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When I first began Fly-Fishing I loved Fishing Dry Flies and got some of my best catches with them. Over time, however, I learned some fish do not want to respond to an above water stimulus. In these cases, I have learned to switch over to a Wet Fly to greatly help improve my chances.
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I’m standing in the middle of free stone river tying on a size eighteen zebra midge and in a moment of butter fingers, bloop, my favorite hemostat slips from my grasp and disappears into the torrent of the gurgling stream. My fishing buddy notices my clumsy moment, smiles and says, “You need a zinger, my
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Dry fly fisherman have an artistry to their fly presentation. The goal is to duplicate the natural, this means having the fly gently flutter down to the water and drift without drag. Last spring while fishing with Randy Monchilov (Guide with True North Trout) he switched me over to a furled leader during and evening
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