A drag free drift is something that we all dream about. There’s just something about watching your fly drift through the water in a totally unhindered way that, like a lot of aspects of fly fishing, is just beautiful. And, perhaps best of all, the fish love it, too. As beautiful...
There are fly fishing indicators designed for nearly every single different scenario. I’ve even used buoyant pieces of a twig when I made the mistake of leaving my foam indicators in the car. There must be a dozen different floating indicators, line indicators, and bio-putty. The good news is you...
When to Fish Topwater Bass won’t always throw themselves to the surface anytime something delicious appears in front of them. There are specific conditions they look for. Firstly, they love low light scenarios. That means that the best times to fish for them are first light and last light or when it’s...
Adding supplemental weight to your nymphing rigs is the difference between catching fish and not. Here’s why. The whole idea about split shots and using heavier beads is not only to get your nymphs down faster but to put your flies within the water column that fish most readily feed...
Flooding can be a major problem for fish, not just us humans. With vast amounts of debris and sediment being pushed downstream, it can be tough for fish to discern what’s food and what’s not. Not only that, but, too much sediment can clog up their gills. But, fish still got to...
If you’ve ever been fly fishing long enough with dry flies you’ll know that they always take on water and sink after a few fish and drifts. This can be for a number of reasons from poor line control where mending is needed to better situations like you just landed...
One of the only months that rivals the vast hatches of spring is the fall. With the migration of many winged-insects in autumn and the calm cooling temperatures throughout the day, there are always many opportunities present for avid fly anglers. There is only a short list of 17 fly patterns...
Backcasts don’t work when you’re surrounded by shad-tons of brush and low hanging branches. And, it’s not my idea of a good day when you spend the whole time untangling your line out of trees. Of course, you can always move to another hole or approach the same water from a...
Yes, fellow fly bums, it's mid-summer and times can be tough. Getting skunked is a usual occurrence as the water gets a wee bit warm. Trout make their way into deep, oxygen-rich pools and it can be hard to get at them. But, for cool summer evenings with loads of caddis and...
When I first started fishing for bass on the fly I tied up a handful of patterns that looked most like my favorite bass lures (or, rather, my wife did). The end result was a series of kind of bulky chartreuse woolly buggers that look perfectly fishy to me. When I...
