https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED1hZ-ghgzM 'T is the season for mayflies in much of the nation, and here's a fantastic guide on these pretty marine bugs. You'll learn more about the lifecycle of mayflies, along with how to match each phase. If...
In a freestone stream, rocks and damaged water imply that you can frequently get close enough to dap a dry fly. Image by Drew Nisbet Okay, so you have actually identified an increasing fish. You should most likely begin...
Composed by: Kaitlin Groundwater Do not let bad preparation make your fly-fishing journey less than incredible. Images courtesy Madison Valley Ranch As a life time taking a trip fly angler, who now operates in the fly-fishing travel market, I...
The most recent in a continuous series of videos about fly-casting, Brian Flechsig of Mad River Outfitters describes how "wind knots" take place-- tip: it ain't the wind-- and what you can do to prevent them. The secret is...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QW7lo65dry0 Invite to the most recent installation of our series of videos called " One-Minute Fly-Tying Tips and Methods" from Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions Each video will teach a single connecting ability, from one of the most...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbL9RDmZXdU Drag out a dry fly or nymph can be perilous, triggering you to get more rejections, misses out on, and bad hook sets. In some cases, this drag is hardly noticeable to the fly fisher, either on...
Composed by: Peter Stitcher By aiming to the skies, you can narrow your dry-fly choices significantly. Photos through orvis.com Effective fly fishers approach the water like investigators. By collecting ideas along the path, on the streambanks, and from the...
Ralph Cutter is an incredibly observant, practical angler with a life time of experience in whitewater-- while fishing, in boat, and participating in water saves. He thinks that what we have actually been taught to...
Composed by: Costs Cairns Costs Cairns was a leader in fly-fishing direction and a Master Caster. [Editor’s note: Reader Jeffrey Harris sent in the text below, along with this note: “Bill Cairns’s thoughts on stream etiquette bear repeating from...
Making use of the natural contaminant rotenone to get rid of intrusive, non-native types of trout to safeguard native types is a questionable subject. Does it actually work? What does the toxin do to the...
