Dry Fly / Emerger Leader Setup Using overly thick line and short leaders can spook fish with a heavy landing on the surface. This is where putting distance between your colored fly line and your dry fly is crucial. The key to a soft dry fly landing is a longer leader using thin, flexible...
Table Of Contents Can you fly fish for crappie?What kind of flies do crappie like?What size flies for crappie?What are some methods to catch crappie? Can you fly fish for crappie? Yes, you can fly fish for crappie. In fact, many fly anglers prefer the powerful fight and the sheer abundance of...
There could be multiple reasons why you're not able to break 20 or 30-feet while casting. The good thing is that the solutions to your problem aren't hard to implement and only take a bit of practice. Before you get tangled in brush at your favorite honey-hole, put some practice...
You open your fly box and you see a mix of flies. Flashy ones that don’t look like much of anything and real buggy ones that more closely resemble insects. Which is better? The real answer is, it depends. Some flies may be better in certain conditions ranging from water...
Table Of Contents What is tippet?How do you know what size tippet to get?What tippet is best for dry fly fishing?Can I use fluorocarbon as a tippet?What size tippet should I use for trout?Can trout see tippet and leaders?Can you fly fish without a tippet?How much tippet do I need?What...
Fly fishing in the cold winter months is by no means a “walk in the park.” Pennsylvania can be very unrewarding to fly anglers who expect trout fishing to be just as easy as during the spring and summer months. Sometimes you can go an entire weekend of fly fishing...
Can you fly fish in January?Can you fly fish in February?Do trout like the cold?How do you catch trout in the winter?What time of day are trout most active in the winter?Where do you find trout in the winter?What are the best flies for January and February? Can you fly...
Fly fishing can be rather complex when it comes down to the technicalities of rigging up your fly rod. Some of the most frequent questions we get for rigging up are about fly leaders and tippet. Below are some of our best answers and the truths to the most...
Fly fishing is a type of fishing where artificial lures, called flies, are used to imitate insects, baitfish, crustaceans, and other natural food sources. Rather than using live bait or mass-produced plastic lures, fly fishing flies are all handmade with either feather, hair, fur, and or synthetic materials. Compared...
Tippet rings get a lot of speculation about whether or not they are necessary and if they are worth purchasing. Below are the most common questions about tippet rings and our best answers. Table Of Contents What is a tippet ring?How do tippet rings work?Are tippet rings expensive?Where can you use...
