588 articles tagged with "Techniques"
Prairie pothole region.Drag and drop method. Black carp maul and squirmy worm weighted fly, pink and yellow. They were not picky. Muddy water with low visibility.Both casting and jigging in weeds at the shoreline.Practice makes perfect.Landed 3, had 5 on. Long hard fights.Remember to bring a big net. Fighting butt for fly rod needed.
Sorry if this breaks the rules but I just wanted to share with somebody. I've been lure casting and bait casting before but I picked up fly fishing around 6 months ago and it's been a thrill.Except, I started to get a little discouraged because no matter what, it seemed like I couldn't even get a fish to notice my fly.
Father son morning with beautiful cutthroats right where they were supposed to be. Cold water, blue sky, life is good.
In this week’s “How to Tie” feature, Tiesflies ties a pattern that should be in every trout anglers fly box during a caddis hatch, the Streaking Caddis. Learn How to Tie This Fly: Difficulty: Intermediate One of my personal favorite hatches to fish are caddis.
Picked up the TFO NXT Black Label the other day and took it out to try this morning at a little pond full of tiny aggressive green sunfish. I had several bad casts, a few tangles when I didn’t focus well, and a couple of excellent casts.
By Devin Olsen I often get asked what I do when I come to water or situations that call for a presentation other than what a straight Euro-nymphing rig executes well. I tend to be a splitter rather than a lumper so I often bring several rods or an extra reel if I want to change rigs.
Montana angler looking for rod advice.I bought my first new rod about two years ago, a 9’ 5wt TFO Blue Ribbon. It’s a great dry fly rod and handles smaller nymph rigs fine, but it lacks power on bigger water and with bigger flies.Last year I bought a 9’ 7wt TFO Axiom 2X, primarily as a streamer rod. It’s great for big flies and sinking line.
Hey all, I’m a serious fisherman that goes out when possible most of the time. Right now, I’m not fishing for trout here in NJ with the usual warm temps in July often at all except on early mornings of a cold front. That being said, I fish hard for the rest of the year mostly.
I got a permit for my trip down Warner route in late September, staying 3 nights.Would you guys pack waders?I know it’ll be cold in the mornings but if I can get away with not rucking waders and boots I’d like to. I’ve never been to Colorado and the research I’ve done has had mixed opinions on waders.
To use for fly storage (like a tall puck) and as a trash dump container for clipped off tippet or other detritus.I often clip bits of flash, foam, hackle etc. off on the water and hold my fly inside while doing so. Voila.This was an anti-litter and pro-reuse PSA.
By Alice Tesar It might have been the coyotes that kept me awake the night prior. More likely it was thoughts about the section of river we planned to visit that day. I’d heard a lot about the spot and debated it’s worthiness.
It’s getting hot here in NJ and the trout fishing isn’t going so well. Accidentally caught a few juvenile smallies and have since switched to bass fishing. Not looking to get a whole new set up right now but fully intend to soon.Will a 5wt work in the meantime?
Have you ever lost your boat anchor during a day on the river? If you haven’t, you probably will. Or at least you’ll forget to bring it one day. It can make for a pretty frustrating day of fishing but it doesn’t have to be. There’s and easy and inexpensive way to make an emergency boat anchor. Keep a basketball net in the boat.
How and when to twitch your dry flies to catch more trout.
When a strong fish runs hard downstream too quickly for you to follow, you find yourself at a disadvantage. With the fish directly downstream, the angle of the hook in the fish's mouth is perilous. Any thrashing or head shaking on the part of the fish can easily result in a long distance release.
I’m hooked, I’ve tried a few times but always fell back on my spinning gear. This time I committed, I was determined, I prevailed. I had a few strikes but kept missing my hook set.
We all know the brown trout mousing scene has gotten pretty popular the last few years. I’m curious to know what other night fishing tactics people are using? With the low water and high temps out west I’m sure many of us will be making more casts under the stars this summer.This one was on a black size 14 jigged leech (out of a reservoir).
Was/am so excited and proud of this- I learned how to tie flies about 20 years ago but shortly afterward I joined the military and my tying supplies went into a box. Luckily my mom held onto that box for me and for whatever reason a couple days ago I decided it was time to open it.
Every angler wants to catch a trophy trout and there’s no better way than fishing a streamer. While it’s fair to say that there is no “wrong way” to fish a streamer, there are some proven techniques which will help make that trophy dream a reality.
No one in my family fly fished so I picked it up around 2014, just as I ended my Army enlistment. It’s been an uphill battle because I couldn’t find a teacher and couldn’t afford the Orvis school. I needed someone to tell me what I was doing wrong or even what to do. I practiced a lot in my yard. Fast forward starting June 12th.
I posted an image of a dry fly earlier today. Someone said I posted that fly once a week.I'm easy. Maybe he's right. This nearly weightless trolling diver (a Riffle Dart) is just to prove I'm not weird dry flies only.Molded with feathers, UV glue and two pieces of glass.
Nice to revisit this river, where I caught my first ever wild trout many years ago. Water was low and clear. Fish were very spooky, but gorgeous as ever, with bright red spots. After a brilliant sunset, they were happily rising in the slow pools and eddies. In need of rain out here, I hope it comes.
… fall fish or bluegill on every cast can be just as fun.
By Bob Reece THE COMBINATION OF SIMPLICITY AND EFFECTIVENESS ARE APPRECIATED BY MANY FLY TIERS. Constructed from three major body materials, the Big Bandit epitomizes this concept. Its simple construction eases the time invested in the tying process while its effectiveness on the water justifies a place in your streamer box.
By Bruce Chard There's only one thing better than catching bonefish. Catching huge bonefish! It doesn't happen by accident, it's a cold-blooded calculation. Even if you have the perfect fly and can make the perfect presentation and even fight a perfect fight, you have to find that giant bonefish to have a shot.
I recently returned to fly fishing after a 10+ year hiatus.My first leader went to the trees, of course, which meant tying another.At the end of the day I broke down my pole and removed my rigged leader and flies.
I’ve been battling my local river, which is heavily pressured, has limited surface action, and lots of trees on the banks.
Lahontan cutthroat trout are synonymous with Pyramid Lake in Nevada, the slightly salty body of freshwater that was home to the world-record cutthroat (a 41-pound fish caught in 1925), and more recently, plenty of fish tipping the scales past 20 pounds. But Pyramid Lake is only part of this fish’s native range.
Fall through winter is a busy time of year for trout. Water temperatures are falling, days are getting shorter and big fish are on the move. Among the species that spawn in the fall are Brown Trout.
Started fly fishing a few months ago, and have been fishing on a local, but remote still water alot...just a truly untouched and serene enviroment i like visiting.
Weird to say the least.Today I hiked into an area about 4 miles. I know this river very well, and it goes right behind my house. I specifically go here for wild trout, they’re more prevalent.The thing is, I didn’t catch one. Not even a stocker. I fished 1.5 to 2 miles worth of spectacular water. Deep, fast, and the water was cold.
A note from RoundRocks Flies (@roundrockflies): “This video was taken on the Henry’s Fork just before the hatch got going a few weeks ago. We were shocked when we tipped over this rock. I’ve never seen that many stoneflies under one rock, and I’ve never seen them that bright orange.
Lots of risers and top water action right now. This was East side of the park.
**inquiry about the Northeast USA, not Nebraska**Hey all,Having an indecisive time with picking an area to fish in a few weeks. I take a 4 day trip somewhere in the Northeast once a year to car camp and fish for brook trout with dog in tow.
When you’re used to fly fishing in the bubbling riffles, foam-covered pools, and easy-to-see buckets and pockets of small streams, going to fish a big river can feel intimidating.
No one grip is right for every casting situation. In general, there isn't enough said about grip in fly casting. I spent the first half of my life with a poor casting grip. I finally ran into a gentleman who helped me find a grip that worked for me but for years after that I never thought any more about it.
I’m trying to teach myself how to fly fish, I’ve watched every video and have been trying for several hours to learn how to cast, yet it’s still absolutely awful.
A good double haul is curtail wherever you're fishing. Never more than in salt water. A lot of anglers, however, find it mystifying. Here's Capt Joel Dickyto explain how you can have a great double haul.
Went out on the 4th on a mission to fish some big water and hopefully find some big fish.
So without doxxing myself or the guide. I recently went out on some bonefish flats. In addition to the normal bonefish challenges, we were dealing with 30 mph winds on the flat.This day I struggled to put anything on target (which when fishing bone fish is 10-15 feet in front of the fish) at a mere 30 to 40 feet.
SO YOU BOUGHT A SWITCH ROD...NOW WHAT? The idea behind the switch rod is simple.
Missed setting the hook right on the one bite I had, hence I was skunked today.
By Louis Cahill What do you look for in a fishing partner? I get the opportunity to fish with anglers at all skill levels. Guys who are my mentors and are way better than I'll ever be, right down to guys who just picked up the rod. That's perfectly fine with me. I enjoy learning and teaching.
Found a little bream hole to bow and arrow cast too and my hopper dropper rig was attacked instantly 😂 Fought like a tarpon.I know, fish on the ground, I’m sorry. I couldn’t get them off otherwise…you may be able to imagine.
In this week’s “How to Tie” feature, Sam with House of Fly ties a tarpon toad variation created by the legendary angler and Olympic skier Andy Mill, the Millhouse Tarpon Toad.
It pays to keep your fly line clean. You can spend $90 on a fly line, these days. It just makes sense to take care of them and a big part of caring for a fly line is keeping it clean. Removing oils and chemicals, like sun screen and bug spray, will make your line last a whole lot longer.
Normally I end up catching decent size browns; but this time I managed to catch a rainbow camped between a riffle and a small shelf.
Took a friend from work out fly fishing for his time. After only 10 minutes of casting practice next to the road he was on the water catching. At least he was nice enough to let me rope in a few.
When fly-fishing means flying to fish, there are a few simple things that can make it a lot more enjoyable. Let’s face it, air travel is an ordeal these days. Even more so when it involves traveling with a bunch of fishing gear. I should know, I do it all the time.
Picture is for reference. I was fishing one of these big deer hair streamers and I couldn’t get it to sink unless I put a bunch of split shot on my leader. It was literally floating the entire sink tip. I was using an SA sonar sink tip in the 5 or 6ips range.
Learned how to fly fish a couple weeks ago but haven’t had any success until today! I’m so psyched it’s my first catch on a fly!!! And I wasn’t the only one who got lucky today wooooo
Welcome back to Artist Spotlight, a Flylords original series where we dive into the artists that bring life to fly fishing off the water. In this installment, we sit down with renowned artist Paul Puckett. Paul’s work captures the moments and fleeting feelings we experience on the water through captivating paintings.
EVERY JOURNEY STARTS WITH A SINGLE CAST. For some reason, this morning I'm thinking of losing a fish. A big fish and, worst of all, someone else's fish. That's the worst kind to lose. A hundred years ago, when I was still pretty much a Gomer, my wife bought me a guided day of fishing on a private trout stream.
I keep seeing posts on here of broken rods almost daily. I’ve been fly fishing for 35 years and have broken only one cheap rod I built(a $30 blank). That blank was defective and brittle.
First catch! Right down the street from my house in the mountains of NC
I WATCHED MY SHARE OF GUYS FIGHT TO GET HOLD OF THEIR FIRST BONEFISH AND I REMEMBER BEING THERE MYSELF. IT'S PRETTY PAINFUL FOR EVERYBODY CONCERNED INCLUDING THE FISH. They aren't trout and nothing will bring that hone for you like trying to tail one. Landing them and handling them is really pretty simple once you know how.
I did a 3 day backcountry camp and fish up in the Adirondacks, can't wait to get back there. The brookies were going nuts on the river, a fish nearly every cast. No such luck on the lake, despite DEC leaving a public use kayak 7 miles into the wilderness. Beautiful trip, sad to be back in the city.
This mess was snagged while fishing the Salmon River in Pulaski NY. Grumpy Steve , Don the Elder and I took an oath to never return...in my never humble opinion there are no true sportsmen on that river.
Caught this beautiful cutthroat this weekend on an adventure with my old man. Went to his old stomping grounds where he learned to fly fish. Took a size 16 Elk hair on 6x tippit. Super easy to spook these fish so I was beyond happy when he hit the net. Been looking to catch one like this for years.
Fly fishing for tarpon means battling the sun, the wind, and the fish. Combine all three, and you’ve got a pursuit that can test even the most dedicated anglers. Fortunately, for us, advancements in modern gear can help minimize the strain of standing on a casting platform waiting for tarpon to show themselves.
These are common in San Juan River in New Mexico. Have you seen them elsewhere?
YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY. THERE ARE NO SMALL PERMS. Just perms, and big perms. Happy perms and happy clouds. If you can't catch perms, you can always drink.
By John Byron, The Bonefish Beginner Tons of great advice out there on how to cast a fly rod. Tons more on how to catch bonefish.
By: Alice Tesar You could say that a desire to be a trout bum was in his blood, but you’d be ignoring the fact that Tim Widmer has found his own drift. What was in his family, specifically with his dad, was a desire to live a life that allowed for living off the land and being able to enjoy wild places.
Many of you have helped me out a ton on my last couple posts. Thank you all. Today I finally caught some trout. I got 3. 2 on a grub fly because I found a big grub under a rock (Id please idk what it’s called and I would love to buy more, and 1 on a tiny midge that a nice old man gave me under a pink egg.
By Louis Cahill The sun never rises. Not today, at least not here on the Deschutes River. The light is an eerie yellow-orange. The air is hot and dry, and the wind is howling. It’s unsettling. You’d expect it to feel like fog or overcast but it doesn’t. It’s almost the opposite.
I am new to inflatable paddle boards and float tubes.We have two paddle boards but because of my back and knee problems, I can’t stand on them for long.Long story short, Budget is tight so I can’t get a fishing kayak or pontoon right now.Thinking about investing in either a float tube for fly fishing local lakes or just taking my paddle board.
I’ve gone out 3-4 times so far, probably 3-4 hours each time. From the bank of a stream, from a pontoon in a boat on a lake, and in waders in a stream. I’ve tried poppers and wooly buggers in the lake, crawfish streamers and nymph on the stream. Haven’t caught anything, which is fine. I enjoy being new and bad at something.
Many of you guys saw and helped me out tremendously on my last post and I cannot thank you all enough. Today I went fly fishing at the same spot again and it was a massive step in the right direction. I made huge improvements to my casting and mending. I also was able to evaluate the stream and figure out what the trout would want.
Sometimes, wanting too much can get you in trouble on the water. If you set your goals too high and lose sight of the real reason you're out there in the first place (to be blessed with catching a few fish and relaxing), before you know it, you'll find yourself standing in a river feeling lost and heart broken.
By Kent Klewein ARE YOU SITTING AT THE VISE DREAMING OF THAT BIG TRIP OUT WEST THIS SUMMER? I get asked all the time by eastern fly anglers heading out west for the first time, what fly patterns they should stock up on before they leave.
Went on backpacking trip in RMNP to a very productive alpine lake. The cutthroats were slamming my beetle dropper rig like nothing else!
This has been my first month of fly fishing.I had a major video game addiction and felt unsatisfied with my life. Got rid of the games at the start of this year and decided to pick up fishing again.I live up in northern Utah so started fishing in the winter, it was a blast…..
Fishing a very difficult river in northern nj recently. It’s very shallow and I’ve had a very hard time catching fish since I’m new. It has strong ish current and crystal clear water. Very few holes deeper than 3 feet. Has wild and stocked trout. A lot of people do pretty well there but I am having a very hard time.
Caught this gorgeous rainbow on a nymph rig in Katmai National Park on the Upper Brooks.
By Kyle Wilkinson Long before the days of Instagram or Facebook, taking pictures of a prized catch was still a big part of the fishing experience for most anglers. As you might be able to imagine, I see A LOT of fish pictures given my current occupation. I also take a lot, too.
started fly fishing about two months ago, and have gone out three times. I’ve got all my knots down pat (Albright/handshake/surgeons/clinch/palomar when I can), and good base of equipment knowledge.
My favorite picture of my Dad with a summer-run buck that that rose to a spey fly that was presented with a two-handed rod and a custom sink-tip line.
I’m always looking for ways to get an edge while trout fishing. Trout are incredibly sensitive to their environment. They are constantly on the lookout for both food and predators. In an instant they can go from feeding on mayflies to fleeing an otter or eagle. Or you. Insert yourself, the angler, into the happy world of the trout.
Hey everyone, I just moved from Idaho to a small town at the base of Rainier for the summer for work.
Spent the last 5 days in CO checking another state off the list.Hands down best trip so far. Me and my buddy caught ~200 trout total.
Joel Dickey is one of the most dynamic casters I've ever seen. One of the hallmarks of his dominating casting style is truly awesome line speed. It enables him to shoot massive amounts of line and hit distant targets with accuracy, even in high wind. In this video he explains how you can build your line speed.
Sometimes the fishing is slow, and sometimes that's ok. Sometimes it's overcast and everything just works out for that one perfect cast and you pull a 13" Brookie out of his foam cover.
I was asked the other day what was my favorite species of fish. That's a really tough question for me. Sort of a Sophie's choice question. After thinking about it for a long time I answered trout, for a host of reasons, but I quickly added, "and bone fish"! For some odd reason I then felt like I had to defend that answer.
In this week’s “How to Tie” feature, Matt O’Neal with Savage Flies ties a terrestrial pattern that every trout angler should be tying up for the summer heat, the Chugger. Learn How to Tie This Fly: Difficulty: Easy Thankfully we have migrated from spring to summer weather in most areas of the United States.
So today for the first time I was casting parachute Adam’s onto the reservoir.I had 4 different takes of my fly but didn’t know that I should be pausing for a brief moment before setting the hook horizontally…On a stream I understand you are supposed to set the hook by sweeping your rod downstream.
The first major spinner fall that I ever witnessed and had the pleasure of fishing took place many years ago on the South Platte River in Colorado. I'll never forget the excitement I felt as I watched countless trico spinners floating downstream in the surface film. Never in my life had I seen so many bugs on the water.
Welcome to The Drift, our new podcast and the first of its kind, where anglers connect in their natural element, on the water while fishing. In each episode, host Jared Zissu floats the river with a guest in tow, sharing nuanced perspectives and fish stories, while inevitably catching a few fish.
THE PALOLO WORM HATCH IN THE FLORIDA KEYS TRULY MUST BE SEEN TO BE BELIEVED. Tarpon go completely crazy when these bright red worms pour out of the sand by the millions. The fish gorge themselves on worms and quite a few of those worms are cleverly tied imitations. It's the fishing opportunity of a lifetime.
Spent the majority of my life spin casting and have now completely switched over to fly fishing. I LOVE the minimalism and the challenge. Started with dry flies on small streams, progressed to streamers and nymphing and expanded my activity to bigger rivers and still water.
By Johnny Spillane SOME OF THE MOST FUN I HAVE EVER HAD FISHING HAS BEEN AFTER THE SUN GOES DOWN. THE BIGGEST FISH IN THE RIVER COME OUT AFTER DARK AND THERE ARE SOME REALLY FUN WAYS TO FISH FOR THEM. If you are anywhere there is a prolific caddis hatch, which is almost everywhere, swinging and skating caddis can be deadly.
Ever heard the phrase, "the geezer hatch is on?" I've used it myself. It's a common way of saying there are a bunch of old dudes on the water. It's pretty common to hear younger anglers and guides grousing or making jokes about old guys who can't see their flies or wade like a mummy in a black and white horror film.
Went out for about 15 mins yesterday and that's all it took! It amazes me just how much you can feel on the end of a fly rig vs. a spinning combo. I could feel every twitch of this tanks muscles. Fly fishing is definitely the way I was meant to do it!
This guy took my parachute right as I was taking it in to change my fly
These two patterns never let me down on tough tailgaters. Most of you are aware that Louis and I just got back from fly fishing and filming our segment for Playground Earth, sponsored by BFGoodrich Tires.
Black River, VTThere was a really nice deep riffle with perfect flow right next to them, but not a single trout was in there, they sll sat here freaking out and swimming in circles. They were feeding at all either. Its about 80 degrees but the water was 65ish.Any ideas?
Tried to fish with a woolly bugger but got no love. switched to the trusty nymph rig and had a pretty good day exploring new waters. Also got my PB trout on a fly.
I picked up a White river 8’ 4 weight from Bass Pro to try out fly fishing again. I’ve got a lot to learn but after an hour of practicing my casting I landed this sunfish. I panicked a bit on what to do and forgot I had a net to help land fish lol.
WANT TO GO STEELHEADING BUT THERE ARE NO STEELHEAD WHERE YOU LIVE? Think about scaling down. The same flies and techniques that we use for steelhead will catch plenty of trout. And why not? Steelhead are just big sea-run trout and they have the same common instinct as their land-locked cousins.
One of the highlights of my summer has been casting small streamers from my float tube on local lakes. These perch put up a great fight on a 5 wt rod!📍Southern Sweden
Just about every fisherman out there is familiar with the saying, "never leave fish to find fish." I live religiously by this common sense fishing advice. It's saved my butt many days on the water guiding, and keeps me from straying away from productive water when I find myself being drawn away to fish other spots upstream that look great.
I went budget supreme. 140 all in with a co fishing license.I want some tips on a beginners year.-I have practiced loading my overhead and swing cast on a pond. -I got to fish some moving water to see if i could land a few holes, and cast above -Im learning rigging and tying knots.
Im stoked to see what spey has in store for me! Im considering a float tip, but what else do i need and what size float tip do i pair with a 4wt spey rod? Anybody habe good learning resources for me to practice before im able to get a guide?I like feeling in over my head with this new fishing tec...
YOU'VE BEEN FISHING HARD ALL DAY LONG SEARCHING FOR THAT PERFECT HONEY HOLE. YOU KNOW THE ONE I'M TALKING ABOUT, IT'S THE ONE THAT HOLDS THAT TROPHY TROUT THAT KEEPS HAUNTING YOU IN YOUR DREAMS.
i really enjoy drawing trout. anyone else here do some sorta creative thing surrounding your catch? i mean surely we all take a sec to admire them right? this i think is one way to process the ephemeral nature of fishing.. theyre there, theyre gone.
Egg patterns are a staple in my fly fishing and guiding. Stocked trout are suckers for them, but even wild trout will gladly snack on them if you correctly put it in front of them most of the year. Several different egg imitations and sizes are available for fly anglers to fish with.
My second time taking my fly rod out and right when I was about to head home I finally got one!!!!!!! Lots of guessing and backyard practice paid off!
Stopped by local tributary for late morning top water. White popper was ignored so I tied something with more color. Multiple passes but after few tries, they could not resists. Popper hopper setup with size 8 black woolly bugger.
I am in no way affiliated by this site. But, this is an awesome way to learn how to tie Beaste flies by Andre van Wyk.https://themissionflymag.com/product/bucknuts-livestream/?srsltid=AfmBOopAM7ucDzoSISsnODGUV59wGeFv0EOzoRPaKGNLP6 7lLiLkKo6It is a livestream, but when you pay, you get to ask live questions and get instant help.
My first fly tying vise arrived last week and bought materials. I been reading Ted Leesons The Fly Tiers Benchside Referance bc I saw someone on Reddit recommend it. Took me time this morning to understand using whip finish tool and tried my best to follow Blue wing olive tie on YouTube.
After leaving her finance career in NYC, Mary Grigsby moved to Mexico and started a fly-fishing business. She's now a mother with no plans to leave.
By Daniel Galhardo DON’T RECAST YOUR FLY UNTIL IT’S HAD A CHANCE. It takes some time to learn how to read water well. But, at least when it comes to fishing mountain streams, the concept is easy to grasp: fish are looking for food and shelter, and don’t want to spend a lot of energy looking for food.
I went to a stall at a summer fair where they were doing quick fly tying tutorials and I absolutely loved it. I made this one with a lot of help, but he did say I had a knack for it (which must be 100% true of course). I would have been really keen to join that club but they are based too far away.
For the last 2 weeks at my regular fishing hole, a 10" brown trout, give or take, has been actively jumping all but a couple yards from me. Feels like he's mocking me.I run an ugly stik lite pro and some light lews reel. I typically run rooster tails and panther martins. From 1/16-1/6. I've thrown just about every color I have at him. Every size.
I caught these two brookies in north georgia on a creek that is well known for having wild browns and rainbows and only brook trout in the high elevation tributaries, but i caught these two fish firther down the main stem of the creek.
A note from The Trout Department (@thetroutdepartment): “A REFUSAL FROM A BROOK TROUT IS THE WORST THING IN THIS WORLD. Once we hit about 2800ft in elevation, brookies started taking dries left and right. Brady walked up on this little run and absolutely nailed the cast and then….
IT'S A COMMON MISCONCEPTION THAT "REAL PHOTOGRAPHERS" ONLY SHOOT IN MANUAL. It's not true. Certainly not for me. I grew up using manual cameras. Cameras that didn't even have light meters. In fact I've spent as much time looking at the ground glass of a view camera as through the lens of a DSLR.
First time saltwater fly fishing.I did not catch a thing but it was an experience, I did not think it was this hard throwing with waves.I really need to learn better casting.
Just bought the redington field kit euro rod last month, which is a 10' 3wt.Went out this morning with my 5 wt throwing an indicator rig and got a big nothing.Went back this afternoon and used my euro rod for the first time and got 4 fish + lost two more in 45 minutes fishing the same stretch of ...
I have a 2500 Daiwa BG, which is full metal and quite heavy which I use for pike, perch fishing.I recently decided to go and buy an ultralight setup for trout and thought that a 2000 reel might be too big, so I went with a small 800s one from AliExpress (Tsurinoya Kingfisher 800s) and a 0-6g 6" r...
Pretty much title.Disclaimer: I know these are likely well known tips but I just recently discovered them and they’ve been really great for me.I know this isn’t revolutionary, but if I want to add some extra buoyancy to a dry fly (and sometimes emerger film patterns), and it has some sort of dubb...
By Louis Cahill I SPENT A WEEK LAST YEAR AT THE PENLAND SCHOOL FOR CRAFT, TEACHING A CLASS ON BAMBOO ROD MAKING. I was having dinner in the dining hall one evening with ten or so folks I'd never met. Eating with new folks every night is a sort of tradition at Penland and it's a lot of fun.
Hey everyone! I am new to fishing, and just picked up the hobby last weekend, and am enjoying it throughly.Here is my trout fishing set up.
The Michigan Skunk fly is a fly I’ve heard named for its color (black and white) and because it busts skunks. I’ve had a lot of fun and caught lots of trout twitching these from a drift boat.
AUTUMN IS A GREAT TIME TO TARGET BIG BROWN TROUT. This time of year brown trout are in pre-spawn mode and are moving from their year-round holding water to the spawning grounds upstream. This offers anglers the chance to tie into a nice mature fish that might be too reclusive to be caught the rest of the year.
Had 2 lures break off on fish in consecutive casts so I cut all the tippet and tied the fly directly to the leader and landed this behemoth. Weighed in at 4.93 lbs and 22 inches. Caught on a 7 wt
Very new to dry flying, so any tips and tricks are appreciated:) with that said still another beautiful and successful day!
I was getting cooked in the comments, and the verdict's in: Yellow Sally, not a Parachute Adams. Ya'll were right.Worst part is I'm building a fly ID app (HatchMatch) and didn't bother using it to verify. So I finally ran it through my own thing and it called Yellow Sally at high confidence on the first try (second image).
I currently have an UL setup that has 6lb braid with 4lb mono leader, however I have a friend who wants to go Trout fishing with me.My secondary rod is a MH with 15lb braid.
By Owen Plair There are a lot of situations where fishing fast is the difference in getting an eat or the fish not seeing your fly. Either because the fish is very close to the boat, or moving at an angle where you only get one cast. When it comes to sight fishing, we've all had that surprise fish.
I’m going to be bumming around the western us for a month or so fly fishing and camping. I generally fish western NC so I have mostly 2-4 wt click pawl setups. I just bought this battenkill disc 3 and a 9’ 6wt rod hoping this can handle any larger trout I encounter. I bought a floating line and sink tip.
Hello everyone! Thanks to this sub and your advice on my previous posts ive set up my first ul spinning rod and ive managed in two outings to catch over 10 trout (9 native browns and one stocked rainbow).Today I visited a new river which has great brown trout population, but the flow was so fast ...
Day 2 of attempting to tie flies, followed a tutorial for an Adam’s dry fly, subbed some material and color based on what I have. Any thoughts/tips are greatly appreciated
Here’s mine:Last steelhead season I walked 2 miles up a creek without a fish in sight. Spoke with plenty of other fisherman who were also having a bad day not catching or even seeing any signs of fish after have being there for hours. When finally I saw one staying behind a rock.This was the only fish I’d seen after 5 hours of fishing.
Read more about Attempted to make a blowtorch nymph (minus CDC) as a beginner fly tyer, any tips?.
Lot's of days, more weight means more fish. I've hesitated to write on this topic because it seems so elementary. Sort of a fly fishing truism but I've been encouraged lately after reminding several of my friends who are highly experienced anglers of this simple fact.
Targeting backcountry cutthroat on Northern Vancouver Island can be fun, however our wild forests grow with immense density, making traditional rods a challenge for casting from shore. Our woods are THICK, and this little rod was perfect for this application. Bringing things back to basics.
Sometimes as we all know, smaller is better. Size 18 especially. Ive bought some emergers and midges and the eyelid of the hook is just s**t. Cant even get a 7x through it. I never want to sound like a nasty guy in the exchange; but has this ever happened to yall? It gets annoying after awhile.
Welcome to a quick post about handling and tippet size! Been seeing a lot of catch photos lately, and I want to bring up two things that affect fish survival, not to call anyone out, just to share what’s worked for me.
The Single Spey is one of the most efficient, and most overlooked, casts for the two-hand fly rod. Like a lot of anglers who picked up the spey rod to target steelhead, much of my early fishing focused on Skagit techniques.
Just moved to Anchorage, Alaska.Need help on a rig for trout fishing. I am from TN and have only really ever bass/crappie fished.Was thinking ultralight 6’8-6’9 rod with a 2000 series. But send your recommendations my way please.
Hey guys,This was first year out on the Salmon river NY fishing for steelhead.I made it out 5 times this winter and caught fish the last three. I was using the 9’ 8wt wrangler kit with the plastic reel and mainstream line.
Hey guys, still pretty new to the hobby and I have been having a hard time with actually landing fish.I have finally gotten the casting fully down and can land the flies mostly where I want to, mending is coming along as well, but I have really been struggling with setting the hook when they hit ...
I swear the public accesses around champlain are just getting worse every single season. tried to hit a local launch at 5:30 AM this morning hoping to target some shallow pike on the fly before the heat set in.
For a while now, we've been getting requests from G&G readers about writing a Czech nymphing post. It's a subject we've wanted to tackle on the blog for a while now, but neither Louis or I specialize in Czech nymphing. Furthermore, we're not the kind of guys that write about fly fishing topics that we're not experienced with.
Im going to Idaho next week, will be up and down the whole state and Id really love to do some fishing. Im a catch and release kind of guy. I really respect that im not from there or live there and just want to hang out and have a few tight lines and enjoy the scenery. Any recommendations on rig/setups? I honestly feel bad even asking.
Today's guest post was provided by Charlie Murphy, a long time member of Gink & Gasoline and musky devotee. For those of you who don't know Charlie, he's as laid back as they come, he eats, sleeps and breaths fishing 365 days a year, and he's always got your back when you need him.
I have been lake fishing multiple times out on lakes this year and caught nothing and it seems like need a boat to catch anything what have you guys been doing to catch trout
Only been tying my own for a few weeks, cheaped out on vise tbh as a noob but bought good materials mainly to practice on the hot collar Frenchie and hope to get a better vise that rotates in the future.Rather than going all out to begin with…Got some extra material recommended by guy in store if...
TIPPET RINGS ARE GREAT FOR EXTENDING THE LIFE OF LEADERS Leaders have got quite expensive over the past couple decades. Recently, I saw a pack of two fluorocarbon leaders retail for $20.00 in a fly shop. That's a pretty good hit to the wallet if you get out on the water to fly fish regularly.
Caught on a 4 inch nameless white fly I tie with a deer hair head and rabbit tail and some flash. Cool eat. We posted up to throw to rising rainbows. They were small, and at one point this fish absolutely trucked a rainbow from below like one of those sharks on the discovery channel.
Hi everyone,I have an ongoing conspiracy theory about fly fishing I gotta get off my chestI’ve read books, articles and other writings that go into great detail about very specific dry flies to use during specific times, locations and settings (ex: size 18 green drakes)Here’s the thing…I used a d...
Hey everyone. Most streamer tutorials I see use flash, and sometimes quite a bit of it. I am considering tying and fishing some with no flash for conditions where even a minor amount may be more liable to spook fish.
By Jason Tucker More tips on finding small streams that pay off big! For the sake of space we split the subject of small-stream recon into two parts. In the previous installment we discussed using state websites, online maps, printed maps and atlases, and guidebooks to find small-stream fishing. Click here to read it if you missed it.
Recently got gifted a left handed Renzetti Traveler.
This is tied by Will Bush, when it comes to old salmon fly patterns, I think he's the best in the world right now.
Caught this lovely chub (Squalius cephalus) while trying to learn the basics of casting. Since I couldn't see any rising fish, I tied on a wet fly (no idea what it is, came from my grandfather's fly box) underneath an indicator and just dead drifted it.
Here’s a hot take that some people will get upset over…-If you’re clipping your tippet, make sure your tiny piece of plastic doesn’t just fall into the ground or water, make it fall into your pack and toss it in the trash when you’re home. I’ve seen tons of videos of people just snipping the tippet and not disposing it.
I build watches, as a hobby (don’t have business or anything) and have supplier making this custom dial. I thought it was badass and was only gonna get one for myself.
Should have seen the ones I tied up before this 😂 diabolical… but after a few weeks of learning in my spare time this was the best version of a Frenchie I could muster, and the first ever fish today on one I tied myself.Awesome feeling even if it’s a tiddler, thanks lil dude.Size 14 FM5045 jig ho...
Used a white rooster tail on my ultralight set up. They’re tiny but it’s awesome wading around a local river to catch them. Any pro tips for the bigger ones I’ve seen on the bottom? They don’t seem to care for my rooster tail
Sub-title- It’s Time to Give Carp Their Due Some time back—I believe 15-20 years ago—anglers in Traverse City, Michigan, began calling carp “Golden Bones,” and things haven’t been the same since. Traverse City is a big city/small town set at the end of the twin arms of Grand Traverse Bay.
I like #1 best, will see if this bright yellow thorax will work. #2 lost taper near the bead #3 i tried thorax over bead but it got messy, I'll need to try it again after watching some videos.
There's definitely some strategy involved in tarpon fishing. Migrating tarpon offer the fly angler a great opportunity for a close in counter with the silver king, but you have to play your cards right.
I've only ever done fly fishing prior to this year. Trying to learn how to catch trout on conventional gear to get my son into it (fly casting is hard). I catch trout all day on flies. Cannot seem to catch any using panther martins, rooster tails etc.
Fish is on the ground because he was gill hooked. I very, very rarely eat bass but it was the right thing to do to fillet this one. He just wasn’t going to make it.Got some help fromu/Intelligent_Goose254 and found out I had a few streamers. I have a box of flies and didn’t know what they were lol.
IT'S CRAZY TO ME BUT I SEE IT ALL THE TIME. GUYS WILL SPEND A FORTUNE TRAVELING TO SOME FAR FLUNG FISHING DESTINATION AND WHEN THEY GET OUT ON THE BOAT THEY'LL TIE ON THE FLY THE GUY IN THE SHOP AT HOME RECOMMENDED INSTEAD OF ASKING THEIR LOCAL GUIDE. Guides behave differently in different locations.
Looking at getting into fly tying as a hobby. I know that a good vise is necessary but what else would you consider "essential" right from the start. I intend to tie flys like mayfly, wooly bear caterpillars, maybe some coastal shrimp flys, or crayfish for catfish. Looking for something a little less space consuming vs woodworking.
Hello I would like some tips on inline spinners for rainbow trout in lake because I have some but I don’t know what to do
First pic: first fish I have ever caught, let that guy go, I’ve always told myself I would catch a fish if I had a boat.
Missed a 2+ lb bass still learning how to handle big runs with no drag and light tippet. Using 4x should I size up?
So I'd like to catch a crucian carp in my local still water and I think regular dark Pheasant Tail doesn't do the trick for it but I saw people catch them using rainbow beads and small softplastics so I thought a rainbow warrior nymph might do the trick.Hook: #18Bead: 3mm silverTail: Coq de leonB...
By Bob Reece For many fly fishers there is nothing more enchanting that watching trout sip emerging insects from the water’s surface. This allure can often lead to frustration without the proper pattern and presentation. While the fly fisher is responsible for presentation, Reece’s Surface Assassin is the appropriate pattern.
I live in SEPA, where there are no natural trout but a ton of small creeks, so i've recently taken up fly fishing with a real short tennessee handle rod (until my 2wt comes in which i'm very very excited for) just cause precision casting is a little more tricky but a ton more rewarding.
By Rod Hamilton "I HAVE SEEN MORE THAN ONE FFF CERTIFIED CASTING INSTRUCTOR BROUGHT TO TEARS AFTER HIS TENTH BLOWN SHOT AT UNDER FORTY FEET" Whether you are wading in eighteen inches of water, weaving through the mangroves or doing the Flamingo Slide over a mucky flat, there is no such thing as a seventy-foot cast.
Anyone tried to extract the small threaded shaft for a handle on your fly reel. I found one and it's in pretty good shape other than the handle. I was thinking about trying to drill a small hole and extract it with a small screw driver or something. Any ideas or tips?
Your best shot at capturing a good photograph of you and your catch, is first having someone along with you that's competent with a camera in their hands. But even a world class photographer will tell you, it's extremely difficult getting those picture perfect photographs, if the person handling the fish has no clue what their doing.
I want to catch one of these big Florida grass carp on the fly so I bought some dog biscuit flies, but I wasn’t feeling good about trying to land a 15-40lb grass carp on those tiny ahh hooks. So I tried to tie one up on a sz 6 mustad tarpon streamer hook. I think it turned out alright. Just trimmed it up with my regular straight tying scissors.
My (AMAZINGLY THOUGHTFUL) wife got me a guided float trip on the green river for Christmas for I got to cash that in about a week ago. Started out with a double nymph rig (size 20 and 24 scuds) and landed close to probably 10. A mix of bows and browns.
I've heard rumors for years that they stock a conservation area (river, falls and pond) with rainbow and brown.
Took my brother out for his first trout fishing experience and he out fished me. Although he used all my gear and I told him where to cast its was thrilling experience as a novice myself to teach someone else my hobby. Biggest was 15" smallest was around 9.
By Justin Pickett I have never met anyone who could pick up a five-weight fly rod and make consistent, accurate fifty-foot casts without ever having prior experience with fly casting. I used to play a ton of golf. So much so that at one point, much earlier in my youth, I could hold my own on any given course and typically shoot Par.
Thought he was a cutthroat for a second, but remembered there aren't any in this watershed.Do we think stocked or wild? I'm about 80% this is a wild fish due to the coloration, state of fins, white tipped ventral/anal fins.
Read more about Had this little guy chomping away at his dinner right next to me as I fished the evening hatch..
In this week’s “How to Tie” feature, Hans Weilenmann ties a variation of AK Best’s Spent Caddis, a simple caddis dry that will trick picky trout during and after large hatches.
I’ve always had decent luck and know how to catch decent sized probably stocked trout but, I’m starting to go out to bigger lakes here in Alaska and got skunked yesterday using all my usual lures and techniques for 10 inchers.
Tl;dr: finally learning how to fly fish after conventional fishing for yearsBought this 4 wt set up last year for future camping amd back packing trips after seeing it on sale. I had nothing but issues on the first trip out and didn't catch anything but tangles and tress/bushes so I put down for the rest of the season.
By Dan Frasier For all you flats guys and bank fishermen out there. Landing, unhooking, wrangling, getting a picture, and releasing a fish can all turn into a giant goat rodeo. Nothing makes it worse than having a bare hook connected to a nearly invisible line which is tied to your very expensive rod; flailing about.
I am pretty new to fly tying. I think I have tied a total of 6 flies before these two. I know they are not the prettiest but do you think they will still catch fish? Criticism is welcome as long as its constructive! Trying to improve so I welcome any tips you have. If I am doing things right, tell me that as well.
It took me a while to get him into trout, but I think he’s coming around quickly. After he caught the PR today he said “ man there really isn’t a more beautiful fish”. I felt I’d done something right after that🤣.South eastern Minnesota18 and 20 inch. Nothing crazy big but he was jacked.
I’m thinking of getting a 10’ 6wt rod with a sink tip line but not sure. I already have a 9’ 5wt with floating line and a 9’ 7wt with sinking line. Just wanted to see what yalls thoughts are.
It was also my first day catching multiple fish on a fly rod. Got all of them on a prince nymph
First time tying a dry on a size 16 hook. I definitely made the elk hair laughably too long...any other tips?Any variations to try?
Was out fly fishing and couldn’t get my flies out far enough with a 9’ 5wt will I need a bigger heavier rod since my rivers are bigger? Also these pools were at least 10-15 foot deep and I can’t imagine how I would be able to cast effectively with that amount of leader on.
Finally caught a nice bass on the North Fork flats. I’ve been skunked before and this weekend I had plenty of good shots, just could not lay down a quality cast and entice a bite. Finicky mofos! Then late on Sunday one came in at 12 o’clock, I landed my fly five feet from his nose, stripped a few time and got the bite.
As spring has progressed, I’ve found myself really enjoying swinging up trout on soft hackles with my single hand Spey rig. I’ve also enjoyed tying these flies. Simple, impressionistic, and irresistible under the right conditions.
Repost because apparently I have no idea how to use Reddit.Something I came up with while fishing deep murky fast pocket water in Northern New Mexico.Starting fly tying seriously a week ago ! Let me know what you guys think !
I received an email from a reader the other day asking advice on steelhead nets. I thought it was a topic worth some discussion. We put a lot of thought into rods, reels, lines and flies but often the piece of equipment that seals the deal is an afterthought.
Like the title says what a difference (to me) in casting bass flys on a 6wt vs a 5wt. I’d loaded up 6wt line but had been using a 5wt rod. I was making do but wanted to at least see if there was a difference so I ordered a new rod to try. HUGE difference!!
Back in the 80s, my grandfather called to me on the side of the stream and said, “you can also do this,” proceeding to teach me a technique.
Sexy Walt’s worm took these two. Had a hell of a time figuring out what they wanted on top so I broke and busted out the nymph rig
Everything you need to know to hit the green drake hatch just right.
Hey [r/flytying](r/flytying), I’ve been working for months on an app called Fly Tyer’s Bench (in iOS and Android store). I built it out of personal passion because I wanted a better way to track what’s actually on my bench and figure out what I can tie with it.
Two words: electric chicken. I lied four words! Crappie magnet! We swear by them we havent even used our new colors cuz it works so dang well! Cast after cast. A wonderful day.I’m new to eating fish I still despise the fishy taste. My first fish I ate was the first flounder I ever caught, I almost cried it tasted like chicken to me.
Read more about On the stream: dang my tippet has so much twist in it. The flies coming off my vice:.
Had a stellar time casting to rising fish out of my canoe
This fly was originally an egg fly that I found in a tree. Was thinking of what to make with it when I decided on a midge.
All Pollock from different saltwater fjords from our road trip. Caught fish at all locations, started small but finally got into some bigger ones as the trip went on. 8wt echo blue boost with 8wt Rio fathom line full sink 7ips. 9ft tapered 20lb fluoro leader with 16lb tippet.
DON’T WE ALL KNOW THE FEELING? See more of Bob and the art of Andrea Larko on Etsy. The post Bob Heads Downstream first appeared on Fly Fishing | Gink and Gasoline | How to Fly Fish | Trout Fishing | Fly Tying | Fly Fishing Blog.
Beautiful day exploring one of our national parks! All jig streamer eaters fished on a 2 wt euro setup with 3x tippet.
Been out to couple lakes already this season. But decided to head way back to see if I could hook into some beauties. It was a cold misty overcast day. Fishing was super slow. But was able to hook into this guy towards the end of the day.
MODERN WATERPROOF ZIPPERS HAVE REVOLUTIONIZED THE DESIGN OF WADERS. The ease and convenience of zip-front waders is easy to get used to. There was a time when I scoffed at the idea, but now I can't see fishing in anything else. Especially with the durability and dependability found in the new waterproof zippers.
I’ve spent the last 10 years spin fishing for bass, walleye and pike in Minnesota. I’ve gotten hooked and experienced all the highs and lows fishing has to offer. Always admired and appreciated fly fishing because of the technique, approach and culture that is associated with it but never had anyone around me that was into it.
The time of the year is finally here. Fishing through the nights as bright as the days. Soon the midnight sun will show itself too. So grateful.
I saw a video of someone using a trout magnet i think with no weight and no bobber and they are getting so much more distance then me. is something wrong with my setup? 1000 series reel
*Pic for attention*Hey everybody! I started fly fishing two years ago. My first rod was a 5wt that I loved, but wanted something a little more delicate for smaller streams in Colorado. I then bought a 4wt. At the time I didn’t realize how close these two were to one another.
I almost got caught with my pants down fishing a spring creek the other day. Without even giving it a second thought, I had left the cabin without one of my dry fly boxes, that's loaded with all my favorite Sulphur and Light Cahill patterns.
Hey everyone! So I recently inherited my grandpa’s fly tying kit along with a bunch of other fly tying equipment.
By Owen Plair What makes the winter fishing for redfish so special? There are not many fisheries that have a winter time season, due to migratory fish, cold temps, snow, and ice. One of the many great things about the Lowcountry is that it is a year round fishery for Redfish.
First time fly fishing, hoping to go for small mouth bass tomorrow. Pulled my fly rod out of the closet after some years and I’m not sure what I’ve got here.
In this week’s “How to Tie” feature, Tim Flagler with Tightlinevideo ties a classic streamer that will catch fish anywhere in the world, the Mickey Finn. Learn How to Tie This Fly: Difficulty: Easy In the last several years, fly tying has seen incredible innovations.
After finding a tick last month on my waders on the metolius and then last week waking up with a tick attached to my fucking stomach on a fishing trip in Montana I bought a bottle of permethrin because I still shiver thinking about that morning.
Left rod: Tenryu Rayz SpecterRight rod: M-Aire Glass
Probably a dumb question, but if you've been practicing casting on the lawn, do you need to clean your fly line in the same way that you do after every few sessions on the water? If yes, what's the best way to do that?
By Jesse Lowry Fishing is as much of a mental game as any sport. Whether it's having confidence in your gear, the conditions, your technique, hell, even in the fish, the psychological factors play a role in how we perform on the water.
I tied up a wooly bugger last night, today I took it to a lake and caught my limit(4 trout) and had one get off right as I was pulling it to shore halfway through my fishing, and they were striking it hard(or as hard as 8 to 14 inch rainbows can). My hackle got unwrapped on the back end, and my maribou tail got a bit ripped up.
Have been fly fishing since the age of 16.I've hit a ceiling in my skill level. A large part of that is by buying flies.I rely on "what's worked before" or what the local guide says or what looks good vs understanding the insects, the hatches, the streams in detail.Just put my Fullingmill fly box with 300 flies on ebay.
5 proven patterns for spring trout.
By Marcus Saunders That gentle morning light seems to push back all those fears that hound our minds at 3am. Glancing sideways out of the ute window, I see vague outlines race by as the human world slowly comes into focus; the radio is silent, and only the occasional rattle of the trailer reminds me that the boat is in tow.
I’m sure this has been talked about already so I’m sorry to beat a dead horse. What did you all do to stop yourself from feeling overwhelmed? I’ve only ever went fishing for catfish. Just cast out and leave it sit. So I’ve never been the best fisherman to begin with.
Just a little edit I made from my day yesterday. That trout was soooo friggin good.
By Louis Cahill About once a year I get an email from the editor of a fishing magazine saying, “I heard you have photos of golden trout.” The answer is yes, but better than half the time the question is completely wrong.
Caught on a wet fly(not sure which one) centerpin fishing in the South Branch of the Raritan River, NJ. This is a brown trout, right?
I had my first day river fishing recently using nymphs and I loved it. The only thing I didn't love was the weeds and losing my nymphs on a 7x tippet. I'd love to fish some wooly buggers now but the last time I did it I lost it on the first cast so now I'm thinking I should try using weed guards.
Read more about Stonefly tip: they can’t eat the dropper first if you don’t have one 🤓☝️.
There’s this frenzied energy in the air, this mad dash in trout towns all over the country – get to the rivers, and fish them hard, before runoff hits and we’re confined to lakes until the end of June. Usually, this is right about when that fervor hits its peak.
Lionfish may be the mother of all invasive species. Take a moment to think about this: a lionfish (native to the Indo-Pacific) has no natural predators in the Atlantic ocean. It can live up to fifteen years, reaching sexual maturity in less than a year. Once mature, a pair can spawn as often as every four days.
Out of interest what weight class rods do most people use for trolling for trout? Flat lining and down rigging. Would you use a light rod or stick with a medium rod?
2.5lb tippet I thought was going to snap at any given point on 3wt rod bent like a candy cane. Unbelievably difficult to net and a long ass fight but she fully recovered for the release.Unreal day
Went to visit family and threw the 4wt in the car because why not? Was hoping to find some brown trout from shore given the info I’d read on the water. Had about 12 perch and no luck on a single trout in 5+ hrs. Sadly I had forgotten the streamer box at home but had one (very poorly) home tied black bugger leftover in the bottom of my gear bag.
Went to the West Branch of the Delaware for a float yesterday with a long-time friend who’d always wanted to try the sport. On her first day of fly fishing. With her very first cast of a dry fly. With a four weight. With 6x tippet. She hooks, fights, and lands the wild brown pictured.
MY GOOD FRIEND DAN FLYNN GREW UP IN MAINE CHASING THE GIANT BROOK TROUT IN THE RANGELEY LAKES REGION. These days you can find him high in the headwaters of the Southern Appalachians after the local brookies or tied into a big wild brown downstream. The geography may have changed but there is still a lot of Maine in his tying.
Only problem is I don’t know how to fly fish… he did give me a fly rod though so I’m excited to give it a try. I love trout fishing so anything that gives me an excuse to put on my waders is good enough for me. Cheers.
Hey everyone,Been debating getting into tying. Doing a lot of trout fishing recently and with it comes a lot of donations to the trees. But I do a ton of saltwater fly fishing as well. So I think the next evolution I fear will be getting into tying to learn more about rivers and when to throw what, especially for trout.
The fly fishing world can be super technical and specific, and at times certain techniques or approaches can start to feel almost rigid.
Tied a Ness C for trout on a size 10. Almost entirely faithful to the description given in Trout&Salmon, apart from red gp tippet instead of purple in the tail and the use of hackle instead of bucktail. Quite chuffed with how it came out.
By Louis Cahill Concentration, Relaxation and Communication. I wish I could claim those words. I'm quoting Jose Sands, bonefish guide at Andros South Bonefish Lodge. That was his answer when I asked what he thought was the key to successful bonefishing. As usual, he nailed it. Plenty of anglers are frustrated or intimidated by bonefish.
My first cutthroat in Oregon. South Fork Alsea River. Brown wooly bugger & an ultralight spinning rig.
I’m in NY in the Hudson valley area and no matter what I do I can seem to catch a trout. I’ve tried flies, Spinners, spoons, etc. I can even get a hit! I’m new to trout fishing if anyone’s got any tips for me that would be greatly appreciated.
By Herman deGala It’s the time of year when the rivers and creeks around Colorado are blown out because of run-off but the weather is just gorgeous. What is a body to do? Of course, you could head to some tailwater. Until you get there and find everyone thought the same thing. Or you could head to your nearby lake or pond. It’s all filled up.
In a few weeks I'm going to Yosemite national park and I want to try my hand at trout fishing. I'm still a beginner and I just have a telescopic rod and spinner combo. What line and bait should I use? There's a lot of regulations for fishing in the park so any help would be great!
A close family friend and mentor of mine in his late 70’s introduced me to fly fishing last summer. He guided all around Montana when he was my age and he said his wife panted rods for Winston when they were living in Twin Bridges.
I love the colors on these fish. Mostly caught on double nymph rigs, but a few hit some medium size streamers (drifting them). I assume most of them are stocked but don’t know for sure.Location: New Hampshire
By Bob Reece When connecting a person and a fish is the foundation of your job, the fly that you use matters. The pattern design as well as the hook that it’s founded upon must both deliver.
Spent a decent bit out on this river today and caught absolutely zero fish. Initially started by throwing inline spinners upstream, but it was impossible to get the lure to spin at all due to the current and it wasn’t until it got downstream where it had any action.
For me, right now it's a simple dark pheasant tail.
Mods: please remove if not allowed but looking for feedback.Hey all — I got tired of bouncing between random recipes, YouTube videos, and messy material lists, so I built a fly tying app to make things easier at the vise.Right now it includes:Fly pattern libraryRecipes + tutorialsMaterial trackin...
Had a slam on my local river with streamers yesterday. Never moved so many fish in this river like I did yesterday. My 6wt setup with large arbor reel and full sink line was originally for Stillwater but it’s become a killer for me in my go to river.
By Justin Pickett Oh, the world of fast fly rods…. They can be great tools. Some of my favorite rods are most definitely faster than your “average joe” rod.
A Note from Alexander Gomez (@silverkinggomez): “That day we were fishing for resident tarpon. We happened to hit the mother load on a super calm day. Literally the perfect tarpon day multiple eats and landed a couple. I’m a third generation flyfishing guide.
By Justin Pickett A pair of hemostats can save a fly fisherman serious time on the water! If I were asked what one tool, or accessory, I absolutely have to have with me on the water, I would have to say it is, without a doubt, my trusty pair of hemostats. Not my sunglasses, nippers, or my net, but hemostats.
Foam is fake, but it makes the fly float forever. Jack Horner invented this fly in the 40's. Tied close to the original, but the back is of foam and not deer or elk hair.Edit: This fat boy is known as the Humphrey.
This guy is missing left eye, easy to I.D. but I knew it was him as soon as he was close to the bank. Plus another solid rainbow that i probably should've kept for dinner. Spotted a palomino also who wanted nothing to do with the bait I had 😅 (cant figure out how to post video with the pictures) any tips for those stubborn bastards would be cool.
A grid of 4 business owners. Top left is a man pouring coffee beans into a grinder. Top right is a woman in a pink dress placing a lampshade on a shelf of lampshades. Bottom left is a main in a fly fishing store. Bottom right is a woman in an office.
My first memory of bringing a trout to hand with a fly rod took place back in the spring of 1990, on a seasonal trout stream, located 45 minutes north of Atlanta, GA. It was a far cry from a trophy trout at 10-inches, but that freshly stocked rainbow trout, touched my eleven year old fishing soul to the core.
Tying some Elk Hair Caddis and need advice and tips of laying the elk hair. Is this too much material? And what are tips for cutting off the patch?Thanks!This is a #16
Today I caught my first trout on my fly rod! After grinding multiple spots out near me that are stocked with trout, I finally landed this little guy! Thanks to everyone that responded to my previous post on me being super discouraged that I couldn’t even get bites from trout. Caught this stocked guy at a pond with a green wooly bugger.
This article, like many I’ve written, began with a conversation I had with my brother, Tom. Tom and I are brothers separated by a mutual hobby. We both love to fish but in very different ways. Tom gets after bass on gear. A skill I respect but don’t especially prefer. I suck with a gear rod and it’s just not the experience I enjoy.
I want to try to go trout fishing tomorrow but I’ve never gone and I have these lures for pan fish and other things like that and I just wanted to know if these would work for trout fishing I also have some live worms I plan on bringing with me. Also any tips or tricks?
I have an Atlantic Salmon trip coming up so I’ve been working on preparing for that most evenings recently. My 7yo couldn’t sleep last night so she joined me at the vise and spun up her first undertaker. Good chance this the the first fly on the tippet for the trip next month.
I was talking with a friend the other day about doing some fishing in Colorado, his home state. This is a good topic to bring up if you are trying to lure me into an extended conversation. Colorado is near to my heart. He was throwing out places we might fish and said "I know you love the Dream Stream, but I hate that place".
Can’t find any info on the sink rate for the Fast version but thought these look ideal for my streamer fishing on the river for trout, and even useful for swinging wet flies.Also the built in welded swivel looks pretty handy for easy tippet changes and avoiding line twist.Have a 5wt and 7wt rod, ...
Bought my first fly rod a few weeks ago. This afternoon was the most active fishing day I've ever experienced. It was take after take, I had to release a bunch but kept my limit for supper. Haven't caught anything until today and iv been out alot trying to get my casts down.
caught my pb cutthroat on a beautiful spring day. boy do i love montana! i can bike less than a few miles from my house to access multiple amazing fishing spots.
Back in 2013 Kent Klewein and I were in a tire commercial. I was encouraged by a reader to reshare this video from 5 years ago. It seems like yesterday but our readership has grown so much since then that plenty of you have not seen it. If you have, please excuse the old news. If you haven’t, take a few minutes and enjoy some cool fishing footage.
I have been filling orders for salmonflies and trying to tie my own at the same time 😓 I never want to miss this hatch and they are going off on the Yakima right now
Found this old bamboo rod in my late father-in-law's things, still in the box, still wrapped in the original paper. All my rods are graphite or fiberglass, never used bamboo. It's got 3 different tips, and the handle is reversible, so it can be used for a fly reel or spin reel I think. Any help on what I'm looking at would be much appreciated.
what is this fly and how would you tie it? the booty is craft fur. is it a dragonfly nymph? mostly i want to know how to do the hollow craft fur with flashhttps://preview.redd.it/qwck1ksghdyg1.png?width=984&format=png&auto=webp&s=0fc1f926b27b47d36f3d346eee7ba806dcc3ed5c
The bite at a spot near me seems to light up at dusk, but I have such a hard time with visibility that I can’t really fish it. Seems like the fish are tearing up emergers but I’m basically blind casting - even with the dry dropper it’s hard to keep track once I cast. Any tips for low light fishing?
In this week’s “How to Tie” feature, Cheech with Fly Fish Food ties a dry fly that should be in every trout angler’s summer box, the Flavilinea Sparkle Dun.
Feather Craft Article link:https://feather-craft.com/blogs/fly-tying-blog/the-rising-price-of-tungsten-and-what-it-means-for-anglersHey y'all, I found this article pretty informative, and thought it would be of interest, as well as make for some good discussion.
I’m quite new to tying and would appreciate feedback and tips and tricks for nymphs.First three rows are zebra midges sizes 18, 16 and 14. The shorter ones are tied on Hanak BL500 and the longer ones on Tiemco TMC100.The fourth row are pheasant tails.
By Chris Dore Things are hotting up in Southern NZ and to many Southern locals, this means Willow Grubbing time! Willow grubs are the larvae of the Saw Fly (Pontania Proxima) , and pupate within those angry red blisters found on the leaves of willow trees.
I’m relatively new to fly tying. I’ve been following some tutorials and made elk hair caddis and such. I tried my hand at some Trico Spinners. Is this a good fly?
I took both the lure rod & fly rod out today. I bought this rod in February & have never really used it besides 1 20 minute session a few days ago, but I got too frustrated & picked up the spinner again.
Caddis emerger and black zebra midge. 5x down to 6x.
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Bonefish are on the move! Presenting your fly to a school of bonefish has to become second nature. There is often not time to make a plan. The successful angler is one who can make split second decisions and place the fly quickly and accurately. It's a little like shooting a shotgun.
I use the 1/64th oz. Trout magnet jig head (I like gold) tied to 2-8 lbs. fluoro carbon leader (I use 4lbs. or 5lbs. PLine fluoroclear) use lightest bobber you can that still allows you to see it well and cast far enough. (I use the pink 3/8 thill pencil bobber, spring bobber).
I had three hours of down time before work so I decided to go trout fishing. Every time I put a rig back out the other got striked (I missed around 2-7 fish)
In certain circles, it feels in vogue to criticize the way fly fishing guides go about their business. Just like with any profession, if you’re looking for things to poke at, you’ll find them.
"THIS IS THE KIND OF BONEFISHING THAT RUINS YOU. THE KIND OF FISHING THAT IMPAIRS YOUR ABILITY TO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS." The sky is a perfect robin's egg blue. Reflections of the morning sun dance on the underside on the mangroves giving the bright green leaves an unnatural glow.
The bow of the skiff rises and falls under my feet as my eyes scan the vast expanse of blue and green. We call this riding the bull. Balancing on a casting platform as the boat bobs and shifts in the surf. Out on the ocean side, that’s where you find migrating tarpon. These big fish push past in schools, often single file.
In the old days I ran a hedge fund. That’s right. Half a billion dollars doing whatever I told it. Big trades, big profits (and losses) and big pressure. I learned a lot from a decade in that role that has helped me on the stream.
By Chris Dore Angling ethics and on-stream behaviour are a big deal here in NZ due to the unique qualities of our fishery. Gin clear water hosting sometimes less than several fish per mile mean that if you walk past, there’s a good chance they will see you and spook to cover for the remainder of the day.
THE OTHER DAY I RECEIVED THIS EMAIL FROM A READER. *** "Just wanted to bring up an issue that has been eating at my soul for years! I just can't wrap my arms around the thought of using a bobber.
If you have never fished the Green River below Flaming Gorge, its time to check it out. Located in the northeast corner of Utah, the Green River is one of the premier tailwaters in the country.
Ben Miller is a Montana-based artist known for his Fly-Cast Paintings of rivers, created using a fly rod instead of a traditional brush.
Max Pressure Photo by Louis Cahill MY GOOD FRIEND JOEL DICKEY WAS NOT RAISED BY WOLVES, BUT YOU MIGHT NOT BELIEVE IT IF YOU'VE EVER SEEN HIM ANGRY.
Good friend and fly fishing guide, Ryan Dunne has been capitalizing on the growing carp buzz by fly anglers lately.
Bob isn’t a quitter, even when he should be. Maybe there will be a hex hatch…where’s my truck? See more of Bob and the angling art of Andrea Larko on Etsy. The post Bob Stays Out Late first appeared on Fly Fishing | Gink and Gasoline | How to Fly Fish | Trout Fishing | Fly Tying | Fly Fishing Blog.
THE TELLICO NYMPH IS A SOUTHERN CLASSIC. Named after the storied North Carolina river where it was proven fool big browns, the Tellico Nymph is a southern as moonshine and just as effective. It's a simple impressionistic fly that works in any size, although #10 is a favorite.
By: Alice Tesar My outdoor gear is always put to the test when I take it for a spin with my toddler. Recently my partner and I were fishing with him at a local spot that has a wide rocky bend. We let him play around, eat a few rocks, and investigate sunbathing snakes while we got some casts in.
In this week’s “How to Tie” feature, LiFliesMike ties a fantastic baitfish pattern just in time for the spring striped bass migration, the Kinky Muddler. Learn How to Tie This Fly: Difficulty: Difficult For many anglers on the East Coast, spring means happy trout and the emergence of hatches and sustainable insect life.
How to fly fish the Mississippi River.
How do you find and catch trout on days when there doesn’t seem to be much action? When the river looks like it’s boiling with rising trout and you’re having to wipe the BWOs out of your eyes just to tie on a fly, it doesn’t take a degree in entomology to catch fish.
Learn how to properly catch and handle a trout.
"I thought you might like these," my brother Tom holds out an old yellowed envelope. "I found them going through some of Pete's things." William Starling Cahill, who preferred to be called Pete, was my Grandfather and the man who taught me to fly fish.
“TWITCH, TWITCH, STOP!”, EXCLAIMS MY GUIDE, EDUARDO. I’ve heard these words all week and now it's just become second nature for me as soon as my dry fly hits the water. I have to admit though, it's been extremely effective. We’re taught as newbies to focus on presenting our fly on a drag free, dead drift and that's great.
I’m pretty new to fly fishing. Today I went to Sipsey Fork in Central Alabama for the second time to try to get some trout. It was a beautiful day with no wind and the current was not very strong. I found a hole where trout were surfacing pretty continuously however I could not get them to bite on anything. I tied on everything in my box.
Such an incredible process by some of the most primitive life forms on earth.
I SPOTTED THIS LITTLE GUY IN A HATCHERY SUPPORTED STREAM IN NORTH CAROLINA AND FISHED TO HIM UNTIL I CAUGHT HIM SO I COULD GET A PHOTO. While not common exactly, deformities like this are not unusual in either hatcheries or in the wild but you seldom see a 'special' fish like this in a wild stream.
I know what you're probably thinking, "Come on Kent, you wrote another freaking post about the importance of stealth for spooky trout? Yes, I did, but this isn't your average stealth post. Most of us already know spooky trout require anglers to move slow and quietly.
I don’t usually like to go above a #14 on the bow but stonefly nymphs are proven big fish producers and are happening right now.Simple and easy tie, looks sexy with a metallic brown bead
Any anyone used tippet rings for dry flies? Would you recommend using them?
The air around me is hot, still and thick enough to breathe with a knife and fork. The edges of my hair are damp with sweat. The bow of the boat bobs gently under my feet to the steady "bloop, bloop" of the push pole. All around me the world is a blue-white cyclorama. The sky sopping up the sea without a trace of horizon.
Hey everyone, about a year into fly fishing and still figuring it out.Been using a Wild Water 3/4 wt so far.
Was out past dark at a local lake and couldn't catch a trout to save my life. Before the sun set, I caught plenty, but after dark nothing seemed to work.Any tips for what I need to change to catch trout (in a lake preferably) after the sun sets?
From Cheech’s video posted early this morning. Similar to Rowan Nyman’s Royal Wulff Cripple. I did not trim the hackle flat…yet; may just notch it.
Today my new line arrived, I have ordered it to improve my casting distance on my BFS combo.I use this setup mainly to fish for trout in ponds with medium or high fishing pressure and medium to low visibility.Now my question is since this is only 0,08mm braid in a low vis color, do I still need a...
By Daniel Galhardo I believe fly-fishing is first and foremost and excuse for us to spend time outside. And it is an incredibly good one. But, deep down it is truly nature, the environment where we find ourselves, that keeps us going out for more.
In this week’s “How to Tie” feature, Davie McPhail ties a classic pattern that has brought more trout to hand than possibly any other, the Hare’s Ear Nymph. Learn How to Tie This Fly: Difficulty: Easy This pattern has made several appearances in this series through variations, but surprisingly never for the original design.
Pyramid Lake is home to the biggest cutthroat in the world. Learn how to catch more and bigger fish on this legendary fishery.
Read more about I know the fly on the left is some kind of carp but im struggling to understand the green fly on the right.
Grew up fishing in Florida, so 90% of my tying has been big saltwater/bass bugs. Going to Montana this summer and had to start learning how to actually tie bugs. How am I doing? Any advice on how to improve or must have patterns? What do you wish someone told you when you started tying trout bugs?
THERE ARE FEW GUYS OUT THERE SQUEEZING CORK WITH THE ANGLING CHOPS OF TOM ROSENBAUER. Tom is the author of nearly two dozen books on fly fishing and too many articles to count. Add to that his podcast and posts on Orvis News and it's fair to call him one of the leading educators in the field.
Can you pros shed some light on how to approach this?I was standing across closer to B throwing some live salmonfly type of bugs expecting some little 6inch redband trout when a ~4lb monster took it right at about A.
I've been enjoying tying streamers lately, and it's about time I start learning how to tie the ones with deer hair heads. I've never tied anything with deer hair, so I'm looking for good patterns for starting out learning how to tie with deer hair.
I’ve started flipping rocks at my local stream and I’ve struggled to find information about aquatic insect identification and what patterns I can tie on to mimic the forage I find.
by: Landon Mayer On many Colorado tailwaters, such as the Fryingpan, Blue, or Taylor, a good Mysis pattern is money. With so many Mysis shrimp patterns on the market, finding the best one can be problematic. Many lack the movement and color of the natural crustaceans.
Headed off to work for a few months. Gonna miss my hobby... And my wife and kid of course 😆Freestyle inspired by a GP using some self dyed tippet
It's my first season nymphing. Currently training at a local pond. Today I noticed there are lots of bloodworms, tiny tan midges, and these green caddis larvaes. I think I got the size about right (it's a bit short but I don't have longer hooks and I want to keep this #14 or smaller for roach).
It's your lucky day. You've somehow managed to get away from your busy work schedule and find time to spend a few days fly fishing for beautiful cutthroat trout out west. You've brought several trout to hand fishing a series of S-bends, and you feel like a hero.
By Louis Cahill When you hook a big bonefish in the mangroves, you only get one shot at landing him. Half the reason we target bonefish is that they are such powerful fighters. A relatively modest bone can put you in your backing several times during a fight.
I am a huge fan of Pat Cohens legs. He also has a book (Super Bass Flies) I highly recommend getting if you can. I’ve tied well over 75 of his deer hair frogs dialing the original pattern in but changing it a little bit to suite my needs. These are a lighter weight version of his flutter frogs that can be thrown on a 6-7 weight fly rod.
Some context: I am very new to fly fishing but not new to fishing in general. My Rod and Reel is the 5wt 9' Orvis Encounter with a 9' 3x leader on a Rio Gold line (I spent too much money on my line I think).
Read more about Multiple trout from multiple bodies of water for my state's opening week..
Like a lot of kids, I spent most of my adolescent summers chasing bass and bream on the local creeks and ponds in my area. Most days, a single rubber-legged popper tied to the end of my leader, was all that I needed to catch fat bream and the occasional lunker bass.
Tied up nice and buggy with UTC olive 140 Denier on a Dai-Riki 060 with bright green herl, lemon lime flash, olive hen saddle, olives hares ear dubbing, and olive rabbit zonkers. Lightly weighted with some .020 lead wire to get to the carp in the pond at my local park.
I was fishing stocked trout in a small stream in Montgomery County Maryland the other day and the trout were rising frequently at dusk. I am not sure what they were eating. I saw one mayfly looking bug but do not think that was the main hatch. I would like to try to fly fish but do not know much.
By Bob Reece From still to moving waters, members of the Chironomidae family abound. As a result of this, they are frequently found on the dietary menu of trout. Having a diverse selection of imitations for this family of insects can greatly increase your chances of connecting with fish.
https://youtu.be/UevFAKWBhek?si=kiDnPZ8JuI762 U9An older pattern nowadays, certainly underrated. Trout to tarpon eat these and everything in between. They're durable, easy to tie and 100% foul proof if tied right.
I mostly fish large rivers and lakes with an 8wt and 6wt TFO (love them). When I hit the smaller creeks I go to a 5wt glass rod (very noodly) which I like very much. But I have access to some very narrow and brushy creeks with trout and smallies (that get little pressure) and wonder if I should go a little lighter and modern to enjoy these fully.
Hi all!today is the first day of the fishing season in Nova Scotia and I was hoping to get some tips for a trout newbie.I usually fish Williams Lake (Herring Cove Area) and Grand Lake (Sambro Area) as well as their rivers and streams. I have been told by acquaintances that they hold trout but i have yet to catch one.
HAVE YOU EVER MADE THE MISTAKE OF CUTTING OFF YOUR DRY FLY OR NYMPH RIG AND QUICKLY TYING ON A STREAMER TO TARGET A BIG FISH? You know, when your too lazy or in a hurry to take the time to upsize to the appropriate tippet size generally called for with streamers.
Fly fishing for bass requires the right rods, reels, lines, and leaders to cast to and catch fish. Here's our recommendations.
Stand up with me here streamer guys, you know what I'm talking about! First of all I am in no way making light of Ms. Parks courageous acts or life of service. She is on my list of personal heroes and that list is pretty damn short.
Good morning, fellow fishermen 🐳I'm looking for some tips and tricks to improve my casting from the bellyboat.
Understanding what sink tip to use and when is key to catching winter steelhead.
I live in Maryland just two days ago our wonderful spring stocking program dumped over 800 fish into a few close by sections of Seneca Creek. Brown and golden trout. Especially near the access point it is very crowed on the opening day I tried throwing spinners and trout magnet plastics with a bobber. The second day I tried original power bait.
Central NY. Last couple days were below freezing, water is high because we got quite a bit of rain before it got cold. Today was mostly overcast with occasional sun peeking through. It was windy, temps mid to high 40s.I was mostly fishing with nymphs, strike indicator and without.
Still kinda new to fly tying and didn't have all the right material but think it turned out alright
Read more about How to tie Adams dry flies 😊 make sure you apply clear on hooks before dressing , measure tail length body proportions to be slightly tempered... And then you make a strong quality flies 😜 it's RonoFlies.
Study the stream bed, brown and green. Through ripples and reflections, we find rocks and wood, maybe a shining piece of metal someone has left behind. Even the flash of a flake of mica in the sand, no bigger than a fishes scale. How is it that we miss the trout.
I decided to try my hand at fly fishing back in December and bought a 9’ 5wt and a 7’6” 3wt. After a few unsuccessful trips I finally caught a few brown in Hot Creek in California on a recent trip to the Eastern Sierra. The afternoons of practicing fly casts in my front yard paid off.
Back in 2006, I spent a season guiding in Alaska at Mission Creek Lodge. It was a great experience and a hell of a lot of hard work, but I held my own and ended up representing well for Southeastern fishing guides.
As a beginner, if you thought picking a fly rod was tough with all the options on the market, you’ll probably feel like that’s child’s play compared to picking out a fly line.
"The pond was full of those great lily pads, and I guess that's where the problem started." I guess I should be happy, but I'm not. Ever since my in-laws moved to South Carolina the compulsory visits have had a silver lining. I discovered a little bass pond just down the road.
What are people's thoughts on this? There is a known spot on a local creek that gets stocked and every year these trout seem to all sit in one little hole the size of SUV. I got there and there were two dudes fishing it so I walked up stream where I knew there were no fish but figured I'd practice casting and maybe they'd scare one up to me.
Hey y'all. I'm going to be targeting some NC stream trout soon and fly fishing is going to be on most people's radar.
Hey guys, I just got into fishing and really enjoy fishing for Rainbow Trout off a kayak in local rivers. I also want to be able to do some shore fishing though and go bass fishing.
ELATION, PANIC AND EPIPHANY. THAT'S THE USUAL ORDER OF EMOTIONS WHEN AN ANGLER LANDS THEIR FIRST BIG TROUT. I had the pleasure of seeing a dear friend land his first trophy trout recently and I think that's a pretty fair description.
I went out to a popular river this morning and saw a spot I could clearly see fish(trout) from the shore. They weren't moving around much, just kind of hanging out at the bottom. I waded in about 10-15 feet downstream at an angle from the spot I saw the fish hanging out and began casting.
Fished a stretch of a Colorado river today. Could see a ton of fish, and some were rising sporadically.Earlier (1pm) I landed two fish with a small olive bugger, but that seemed to turn off.Eventually I was watching fish rising… tried dry droppers… tried nymphing…. Even broke out the squirmy wormy of shame.
Here’s a few flys tied Getting into fly tying been playing around any tips would be greatly appreciated
How am I doing? The first picture is my first go and the second is one I did today. Any tips are greatly appreciated.I'm using the White River deluxe fly tying tool kit.
I grew up on Long Island and fished mostly lakes, ponds and salt water, I don't have any experience here in PA really.
Just started tying in Jan … a couple of midges to get the hang of a few basic techniques. What should I try next? I am looking at the frenchie
Inspired by a recent post with patched waders, I am curious what is the best approach for finding small holes in waders. I have tried turning them inside out, then hanging them and filling them with water and spot leaks that way.
Hi everyone, I'm wondering about fly line differences in value and how much more actual effectiveness you get per dollar. right now, on most of my rods, I'm using SA frequency boost, which is about $60-70 line.
By Bob Reece A baetis pattern with a secret. “Hopper” Juan Ramirez is full time guide on Colorado’s South Platte and Arkansas Rivers. His years of experience on these water have allowed him to build an on-the-water knowledge base that is second to none. One of his recent creations, the Slim Shady Baetis 5.0, is testament to his understanding.
Damn it if this isn’t hard af, my first time swinging flies. Decided to head out and see if I could find anything before the rivers close for good. Managed to line up a good window with a heavy rain that pushed some chrome upriver without blowing everything out.
Picked up the Contact lll 1093 and honestly bummed. I came from using the Contact ll and loved that rod but feel I have lost so much with this one. I’m curious what people think but I personally want to go back to the prior generation despite wanting to like this new release.Loss of power - Rod feels like it has lost its backbone.
I’m new to fly fishing just my second time out ever and I have no idea what I’m doing.I have a 9ft 5wt rod and 5/6 reel. 9 ft 4x leader and 4x tippet. So I was using a double nymph rig with a #12 stone fly as my first fly.
Due to unfortunate events fishing on my lunch break today, I find myself in need of a new spinning rod. More often than not I fish BFS but today decide to try the spinning rig, and the top half of my rod went down the river. So now I’m shopping.
In this week’s “How to Tie” feature, Fliesbyaspeen ties an easy mayfly nymph that trout anglers will find efficient on both vise and water, just in time for spring. Learn How to Tie This Fly: Difficulty: Easy Spring is the essence of life and a warm turning point in the year.
Fall is one of the best times of the year for fly anglers wanting to target big smallmouth bass on reservoirs. Particularly if the lake impoundment has good populations of shad, blueback herring, or other native baitfish.
Now 1 month into fly fishing and consistently catching fish every trip. River season closes in a couple months so then it’ll be a new learning curve learning how to fish lakes. Tight lines
Best day on the river of my life. Landed a 23” male brown after casting a jerkbait about 10 times into the same hole underneath a fallen tree. The big boy took it so hard that I almost dropped my pole. After a 10 minute fight, he was on the stringer destined for my wall.About an hour later, I hooked into quite possibly an even bigger fish.
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Dry fly fishing is an addiction. Watching a trout rise slowly from the bottom of the river to slurp down your perfectly drifted fly does something to your brain that makes you instantly want more.
Nine months after a single brown trout photograph triggered one of northwest Montana's most urgent fisheries investigations, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks says eDNA testing found no trace of the nonnative fish—but the agency isn't standing down.
Tarpon rolled all around me, while a bull shark cruised off to my right. Further up the shore, a pair of dolphins slammed mullet into the bank. A half-hour before, a manatee floated close enough I could have reached out and touched it. This was about as far as I could get from my trout […]
HERE'S ONE IMAGE AND AND A BRIEF STORY FROM AN ESSAY I DID FOR HATCH MAGAZINE. TO SEE THE REST OF THE IMAGES VISIT HATCH. YOU'LL BE GLAD YOU DID. In August of 2010, at he end of a hectic and exhausting summer, I found myself in western Alaska for a week at the Alaska West Lodge. Frankly I was a little burned out.
Fish for your attention. Im considering an 8wt rod for steelhead and some ocean beach casting. Im thinking tfo nxt, tfo ntr3, cortland sl 444, two aventik 8wt sink lines and a cheap aventik reel for poverty level ocean beach casting.I am spending more on steelhead, but would like the option of some beach casting if i end up over there.
We made it out to our local State Park today and had a good day. I fished a vintage glass rod that my dad found in his house and gave to me. My casts got a little sloppy with the slower action but I love how the glass feels. My only knock against it is the weight, it feels like swinging a bat compared to my modern 9ft 5wt fast action.
I guess if it’s over 20”, you can call it a steelhead… thanks, Fall River!
Missing link has been a favorite for a while now for drakes and caddis. Decided to adapt it for our skwalas and the fish heavily approve . Too lazy for the original hackle and denser wing to float a dropper but the wigglers don’t care
This fish means so much to me! After countless, and I mean COUNTLESS sessions spent hunting these spotty silver torpedoes (30-40 sessions) without me having any good results to show for it, I FIIIINALLY caught one.This is a sea-run brown trout and it’s nicknamed the fish of 1000 casts here in Sweden.
I told myself I didnt “need” a new combo. Then at 4 am I grew restless, woke up, went on Ebay and bought a reel.6’6” TFO Trout & Panfish rod1000 series JDM Legalis4 lb monoMy current rig is just a float down to a 1/32 oz jig with a plastic creek bug
By Louis Cahill How do you connect your leader to fly line when the pressure is really on? This is sure to be a lively topic. I wasn’t aware this was such a hot button topic until I published an article by Devin Olsen titled, “Making The Connection,” and watched the comment section light up.
So what is the best lure for trolling with no downrigger? There is a lake we hit up and they rent out boats . What is the ideal lure . This lake also has striped bass but they plant one to two thousand lbs of trout every week
i noticed Baetis is recommended for trout around New Mexico and i've never tied or fished one so i tied a few. here's a size 14. i used pheasant for the tail, legs and wing case because that's wha i have. stripped peacock herl for the body. gotta improve the taper...also check out this moment, i pulled in a little snag and found this...
Suckers are going crazy here in the Ozark’s so I tied up an orange fly to imitate them for smallmouth.The spooks are 5.5 inches and just shy of 7inches.
I did not know how to hold a trout at the time, in the past I grilled always what I catched
By Louis Cahill Are you walking past the fish of the day? From where I’m standing, in water that barely covers my boots, I can see the next pool. A beautiful bend, dark green and lazy, with a big submerged log on the outside edge. A little riffle at the head, pouring into a deep pool. It’s the perfect picture of the old fishing hole.
I haven't gotten stuff for fly tying yet but I want to get started with it and I'm new to fly fishing overall I live in sweden and the main species would be stocked rainbows and wild brown trout what are some beginner patterns I could tie for these?
The maruta are entering the rivers of Eastern Japan now. The run isn't in full swing yet, there are enough fish around for a good day's fishing.7 Had a surprise carp too that certainly tested the 4x tippet and size 16 jig hook.
By Justin Pickett THE SETTING SUN IS WARM AT MY BACK AS I STAND AT THE REAR OF MY JEEP. I slip on my guard socks and wrench down on my boots until I’m happy with the fit. No need for waders today. The deep south humidity is smothering as I place my Buff around my neck.
In this week’s “How to Tie” feature, Kelly Galloup with TheSlideinn ties a nymph that every trout angler with stoneflies in their water should fish this spring, the Corona Stone.
I'm going on a trip to Kauai, Hawaii at the end of April and looking to fish Anini beach and maybe another flat.I don't have experience fly fishing fishing saltwater, but I'm a fairly experienced in trout waters.
I had a short window to get out the other evening so I targeted some likely water on my home river, where I can almost always get into fish. Starting at a bend in the river, I rustled up some rainbows and whitefish on a double nymph rig; then switched over to a pine squirrel jig streamer and moved upstream to a glide under a cutbank.
By Louis Cahill IT'S TIME TO MAKE LIKE CAPTAIN NEMO AND GO 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA. Sometimes the only trick to catching fish is getting the fly down to their level. When you're nymphing and you're not catching fish it's always a good idea to add weight before changing flies. Often one split shot is the difference between fishing and casting.
Got a vice and just started tying. Tied a couple zebra midges, some poor looking scuds, and some goofy mop flies. Any videos, books, or tips that really helped when you were first starting?Thanks!
By Jeff Hickman SPEY CASTING IS A PROCESS REQUIRING SEVERAL STEPS TO BE FULLY COMPLETED IN A SEQUENCE. To effectively and consistently make good spey casts you need to focus on these steps, especially when learning. But even veteran and advanced two-handed casters also need to focus on the important steps.
A Note from Leighton Phillips (@fatbuffaloflies): “I had been seeing a few multi fish/umbrella rigs from different people I follow and following a literal fever dream (where I dreamt about this fly). I decided to try and design and tie it.
Over the past half-decade, as I’ve dived into teaching new anglers on essentially a full-time basis, I’ve come to realize quickly what is and isn’t necessary for a day on the water. You need a rod, reel, line, leader, tippet, split shot, indicators, floatant, flies, and a net.
Hit the Everglades for the first time and ended the day with a couple of these guys and a snook. The first one in the photo was a freaking rocket, it must have jumped 6ft in the air and almost landed in the boat twice. First tarpon I ever casted at was 80+ and I ripped the fly right out of his mouth.
Yesterday i had the opportunity to get on the water and fish a recently stocked delayed harvest stream in pennsylvania.
MIDGE PATTERNS CAN BE REMARKABLY EFFECTIVE FOR TROUT. Depending on how you count them there could be over a thousand species of midge. That's a lot of choices for the discerning trout. There are almost as many choices for the angler and a midge obsession can easily get out of hand. I find that more times than not a Blood Midge will do the trick.
Hi, long time fisherman, and fairly new to centerpins, I've been having a blast learning this new technique, but I have some questions and I can't seem to find any answers online. Let me set the stage, so today was my 5th or 6th time taking out my pin setup and I was drifting a more calm section of a large creek filled with stocked trout.
Hi guys. My local river trout season just started today, I’ll be heading out tomorrow evening for the first cast of the season. The river is quite high just now & is moving quickly.
Things are heating up in our DIY fly rod build. Matt Draft is back for the third video in our seven part series on building your own fly rod. In this video you’ll learn about tip tops, how to spline a rod blank, wrap your guides and get everything aligned.
Spent about 3 hours at some Trout Unlimited land that I’m building a disability accessible fishing ramp for and caught 35 trout. I originally posted onr/flyfishing, but a lot of people were being rude and it got taken down.
By John Byron It’s a thing. Gear Acquisition Syndrome. GAS. The most you can use at any one time is one. One guitar. One fountain pen. One fly rod. But how many you have is N, where N is a much bigger number than one. That’s GAS. The concept and phrasing, GAS, came from the world of music. Yes, how many guitars, pickups, mikes, etc.
I just bought my first pair of stocking-foot chest waders and now I need to pick up some wading boots. I’m seeing a lot of mixed advice on sizing though. Some people say to buy your normal shoe size because the boots are already designed with extra room for the neoprene stocking foot, while others recommend going up a full size or even two.
My 8wt unfortunately had it's tip amputated by my car window.Getting a replacement tip in 1 week, but in the mean time should I use my5wt Orvis Encounteror my really9wt Cabelas Fish Eagle PT?The steelhead I catch here usually are 18-25", but occasionally get bigger.
I have been fly fishing for around 2 and a half years now, mainly with a 8’6 5wt fishing a double nymph rig under an indicator. I have been thinking about investing in a 9’ 4wt to euro nymph and i was wondering if it’s worth it or not.
“Out here in the wilds of Patagonia, fly fishing on the stunning Collón Curá River can deliver surprises far beyond trophy trout.Our guide Juan — a passionate biologist and expert angler — was leading two brothers on a multi-day trip when this incredible moment happened: a close encounter with a ...
Woodworking has taught me a few things about fly fishing. Before Gink and Gasoline I was, for a time, very involved in the world of woodworking. I was fortunate to photograph and spend time working with some of the most talented folks in the field, many of them are still great friends.
SLACK IS NOT YOUR FRIEND. When fly fishing in saltwater, keeping the slack out of the system is job one. Slack can cause missed fish, long distance release and even refusals. A tight line is key at every stage of the process, but many anglers overlook the initial presentation.
Hey all, been fishing a 5wt on rivers and lakes for my entire tenure. My local is mostly lakes, apart from a small creek here and there with tiny browns.
After a mixed range of 2-6 weeks I went right in the middle and froze some chicken feathers my friend gave me. Yesterday I still wasn’t sure what to tie up so I said to hell with it let’s find a wet fly that I think might look sick. I present to you the very first March brown spider I’ve ever tied.
I recently bought a shakespeare micro series 7' light rod for stocked trout in lakes.What's your go to setup for trout (braid, mono or floro) what pound of braid, mono or floro you use and what kind of rig.I only fish for pike before using my gx2 medium action and i only use straight monofilament...
Hi all. Just playing around with some old black Whiting Genetic Spey Hackle after a neighbour asked me to do a box of Steelhead flies for her son.The stuff right off the cape is pretty wimpy.
How often to you think anglers miss opportunities catching trout because of the lack of stealth? The more educated trout populations are in a stream, river or lake you're fly fishing, the more important it is for fly anglers to mimic the way a hunter stalks game in the field.
Since my first post was well received (thank you all for the positive comments), I thought I'd share some more photos of Sakhalin fish. This is a collection of photos of Dolly Varden trout (Salvelinus curilus), one of the most common fish on the island. It can be found almost everywhere.
So I’ve loved carp fishing on conventional tackle they fight crazy hard and they’re some cool looking fish and i know people target them on a fly so I was wondering if it’s fun, what flys, what weight rod, and how to catch them on a fly
I'm looking for an 8wt fly rod for largemouth bass, throwing Clousers and poppers... the standard LMB flies so a fast action rod would be good. I was also considering the Echo 84B.
Looking to go trout fishing at night ( happens to be the easiest time for me to get to the water) if anyone has had success fishing for trout at night could you give me some tips?
DID YOU KNOW THAT 10% OF THAT NEW FLY REEL GOES TO SUPPORT FISHERIES? It's true. Thanks to the Pittman-Robertson Act of 1937 and the Dingell-Johnson Act of 1950, a 10% excise tax on all hunting and fishing equipment goes into a trust fund to support fish and wildlife management.
My first attempt at this pattern! One of my goals this year is catching carp. The book “Carp on the Fly” told me this was a go-to pattern so I followed Brian’s tutorial from Mad River Outfitter to get this hook up presentation.
The eye on the mop jig head lets you right a Trout Manget under tje mop jig. Pretty genius.
When it comes to fly fishing for trout, I’m a complete streamer junkie. No matter where I’m fishing, what hatch is happening, or what flies are actually working, I’m always looking for an excuse to tie on something big and ugly and go searching for a monster.
Some fish turn into goals you measure seasons against. For Kieran Hoffman, the chase for a true double-digit largemouth had followed him for years. He’d come close, but never on the fly, and after more than a decade of casting and learning, it started to feel less like a dream and more like unfinished business.
By Louis Cahill You can sure catch a lot of trout with no more than ten feet of fly line, but does that mean that casting doesn’t matter? I had this conversation recently. I was fishing a classic, pocket water stream with a friend and at some point he asked me point blank why I was catching fish and he wasn’t.
Rainbow warrior, a midge of some sort, in this case a chocolate bling, and an annelid or larval patternFliedTies on IG 🤙🏼If anybody would rather buy than tie I’m your guy 😎
Hello,I'm not at all new to fishing, but am completely new to the world of fly fishing. I live in Southern Ontario, Canada, and once things warm up in a few weeks I plan on giving it a real effort.
So fishing is pretty much everything I do and I started fly fishing in the middle of last year so this is my first full year that I’m doing it and I’ve learned so much I can cast really well I know all about hatches I can read water but I just never catch fish and I don’t know what I’m doing wron...
Hi everyone, how are you all?I’m just wondering if anyone has a cool little life hack for storing wet boots and wet waders that I potentially haven’t thought of.I just use a plastic storage box right now, but I have to admit I do sometimes leave them in there or they get super dirty or shit falls...
IF YOU'VE BEEN THINKING, "I LOVE GINK AND GASOLINE BUT I WISH IT COULD BE MORE LIKE JACKASS", THEN TODAY IS THE DAY YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE! There are two kinds of fishermen. The ones who have hooked themselves and the ones who are about to. It's a bad feeling the first time you put a big streamer hook in yourself past the barb.
Howdy yall. After a push from the might-as-well-be-brother-in-law (I need to pop the question), I got some gear using my pro discount from Far Bank.
This is my first Adams I've tried was wondering how it looks and any tips for improving.
Every year, I'm asked by clients, when is the best time for them to come up and experience the terrestrial bite? For years, I kept a terrestrial fishing journal to help me better serve my clients. The journal documented the arrival times of specific terrestrials and when I first started catching fish on them.
Do you like catching huge trout? Do you live in the Bay Area? Are you cool with waking up at 4 am to get the morning bite at 6:30?My sweet girlfriend has come with me on two pyramid lake trips this year, but I fear for us both that me finding a pyramid lake buddy might be in both of our best inte...
By Chris Dore So we don’t have any Sea Trout here in New Zealand as many would know them, but we have some great sea run brown trout fishing. Our 'Sea Runners' are just your standard, wild brown trout simply exercising their efficient feeding patterns: they follow the food into and out of the salt as availability determines.
Two anglers from Missoula, who were on their way home from a fly fishing trip in the Seychelles off the east coast of Africa, are trapped in Dubai while Iran continues its attacks on countries throughout the region.
Fly Fishing on alpine lakes for trout has become one of my favorite ways to spend a day on the water. There's something really special about making long accurate casts to rising trout on the move. It's very much a team effort between the fly angler and the oarsman. Often you can't just sit in one spot and expect to get shots at rising trout.
Had a great day in aitutaki fishing for bonefish and GTs. The bonefish are big and smart. Casting to them was much more like permit fishing than the bonefish I am used to on the Atlantic side of the world. Definitely worth a trip if you love challenging flats fishing.
If you had to get a rod that can throw dries and indicator rigs, and then one dedicated streamer rod what would your choices be? Upgrading my redington trout classic setup and also getting a rod to throw some streamers.
Welcome back to another episode of This Week in Fly Fishing, where Wills and Jared explore the latest fly fishing news and controversial opinions On this episode, we sit down with Drew Nisbet, Marketing Director for Sitka’s new line of fishing products, to talk about what it takes to build techni...
Visiting Yahoo today to check my emails, one of the headline articles titled "Why We Choke When All Is on the Line" caught my attention.
Moved back home to the PNW and caught some Rainbow on the Columbia. Feels good to be home 🥹 Trout and Tri Tip on the smoker went unbelievably hard
For those who fish a DT line and have fished the 444 has anyone tried the new airflow double DT? Any thoughts or reviews? I’m coming from many years of WF lines and looking to start in with DT for some of my shorter casting and longer leader setups. Any insight is appreciated.
Charlie Craven’s permit crab fly that works on everything from bonefish to bass.Ragin’ Craven Fly-Tying RecipeHook:#2-6 Tiemco 811S.Thread:Chartreuse or fluorescent green 210-denier UTC.Weight:Medium lead eyes.Antennae:One strand black and one strand Rootbeer Krystal Flash, doubled over.Mouthpart...
TN Rainbows are hitting night crawlers like candy right now. What a Nice little trip this morning, tight lines folks! 🎣
In this week’s “How to Tie” feature, Charlie Craven with Charlie’s Fly Box ties a dry fly that every angler will wince at the sound of, the Mosquito. Learn How to Tie This Fly: Difficulty: Intermediate March has begun and with it comes hopes of warm weather and productive days on the water.
Packing for Success in the Amazon If you haven't read part 1, you can find it here. Preparing and packing the right gear prior to your departure to the Amazon is crucial for your overall trip enjoyment and fishing success.
Absolute unit this weekend. Caught on 5x tippet. Needless to see it was NOT a short fight 😂
Is there a basic list of materials I should get that will get me started tying a variety of flies that’ll catch me some fish? And also what’s the advantage of tying an intruder with wire vs just using a tube
Been meaning to try this for years. First fish, first cast. Ended up picking up a couple more after this one. Fun to try something new.
Slippery bugger didn’t want to pose for a photo but stoked on my first fish on the fly. Caught on the Thredbo River, NSW 🇦🇺on a tan hi vis hopper. Spent a few days over the Christmas period on the rivers by myself learning on the fly but this trip I got to hit the river with my dad and learn to cast from him.
Ive been on a few camping trips with the fly rod and gone home empty handed. I went up to the Victorian high country in Australia to camp for a week recently with the family and was hoping to change that.I tried to put everything i had read into practice on the last fish of the trip, saw a rise and cast out to it.
I fished last week with my friend Gene. It was in the 50s, bright and sunny, and the wind was strangely absent. Gene was on the oars while I mended a drift down a shelf that’s a hundred yards or so long. Halfway through, without a bite, I asked Gene if he thought I needed […]
By Bob Reece Dunnigan’s P.D. Nymph is a trout magnet. As I’ve moved further into my fly tying and fishing journey, I’ve been blessed to meet some outstanding people. Casey Dunnigan happens to be one of them. A skilled welder by trade, his ability to create with his hands is evident in his fly tying as well.
Decided to have a rod custom made for my wife for Valentine’s Day knowing she would be more likely to actually try if she had something “cute” that is her own.Even though it’s early in the year we drove up to my favorite freestone river as she said she was ready to try it out.
Hey everyone. Looking for some suggestions for gear as a beginner into trout. I fish tournaments and go out on big lakes and ponds for bass so all my gear is really tailored to that.I have a handful of stream and rivers near me I’d like to fish this year for trout on days I just want to sit and hang on the shore.
First day of the trout season today - went down to the river (quite high water still) and cast out a 3.5 inch softbait on a 7g head in a dark galaxy color just to get this absolute beauty on the 3 cast.
I’ll have a day to fish the San Juan this week and am looking for some general advice. From what I’ve read sensitive indicator rigs seem to be the most common approach.
Perhaps this is a silly question, but here we go. If I'm snagged on a rock while nymphing, how do I actually unsnag myself? Coming from tenkara, it's recommended to collapse the rod and pull the line so as not to snap the tip.
Why Is Fly Fishing So Hard? Fly fishing’s difficulty stems from the complex coordination it demands, blending casting technique, entomological knowledge, and river reading skills. Success requires consistent practice and adapting to constantly changing enviro…
BWO emerger with natural CDC. I ended up tying a bunch of these in size 18 and a couple in size 22 though the smaller ones were tough to cut the butt ends of the CDC close enough to not over hang the hook eye. I need to find some finer tipped scissors.
which is better I can cast both fine I'm just trying to catch the most trout.
Video overview in link below since I can't post it here. Keen to hear feedback. Video link in comments.
I'm a Brit living in New Zealand for the next 2 years. Currently working & living at a Wilderness Lodge on the rural West Coast on the South Island.Where we live sits right on a Lake fed by glacial rivers. This lake runs into another river which travels for about 3km before dumping into the sea.
WHEN MICHAEL STIPE, LEAD SINGER FOR THE BAND R.E.M., MADE A STRING OF APPEARANCES ON THE COLBERT REPORT AROUND THE HOLIDAYS I WAS SHOCKED BY HIS CURRENT PHYSICAL APPEARANCE. To be sure, none of us are getting any younger and I applaud Stipe for embracing his graying hair and changing features, but there was more too it than that.
Caught my first trout today unintentionally. Went to a new spot known for trout and bass. Tried to catch some trout first on some spoons, rooster tails, and even tried the new trout magnet kit I got at academy. No luck.
Bozeman rod maker Bill Blackurn made these Doh Gapen style MuddlersIt might have been Dah Bailey who popularized the clipped head incrrnation. Dan was a gift to civilization. But I do still like the original Muddlers best.
I’m headed to the island of Eleuthera, Bahamas in about 2 weeks. I’m a novice fly fisherman. I’ve been working on my casting up at my cabin for a couple summers and would say I’m a C+ to B-. I’ll be staying right on the ocean, Atlantic side near Governors Harbour.
“Cuba is two weeks from today!!! Got to admit I’m a little nervous going where my phone and credit cards don’t work, and taking some ancient helicopter.” That’s the text I got from my buddy Geoff this morning. He’s had this Cuba trip planned for almost a year but it’s only now sinking in.
I want to go to baja to fly fish for marlin, tunas, dorados, roosterfish, etc.Where do you buy gear for thiskind of fishing? Cabela’s and bass pro rarely has any wt 11/12 rods. What is the right setup for rod, line, etc for this?
Totally new to fishing the tribs here in Wisconsin. Im curious what your guys thoughts are about these flys I tied up tonight, are these sufficient for steelhead in the tributaries. Never fished for the Stealys so don't really know what to throw bit ive been seeing alot of bright colors for what guys are using.
A Note from Henry (@meade_fishing): View this post on Instagram “Catching this carp was epic, it was like being back on the flats seeing a tailing bonefish in the water. I managed to creep closer through the weed and get a lucky cast right on to it, a little twitch of the fly and I […]
Fly fishing boats are tight spaces by design. Between rods, fly line, nets, and all the random essentials that pile up over the course of a day, it doesn’t take much for a clean setup to turn into a mess.
By Jason Tucker I could not have been more shocked to find myself in the Bahamas than if my spaceship had crashed there. The call came on Thursday. “Can you go to the Bahamas for a week?” “When?” “We leave Saturday.” I checked with my employer, girlfriend and bank account. For once in my life the answer was yes.
Had no luck pulling streamers, switched to the BFS rod and caught 3 over 22in in the last half hour. Slowly twitching a brown Yum hellgrammite on ned rig across the sandy bottom by the weed beds.
Hi all, I’m very new to trout fishing and haven’t cast a line in about 6 years now.
Tpanning on hitting a local trib of Lake Michigan for some browns.
Fly fishing streamers: because sometimes trout want a steak, not a salad. If you thought fly fishing was just about delicate dry flies dancing on the water’s surface, welcome to the big leagues—where bigger flies and bolder fish take center stage.
Construction on a federally funded canal improvement near Del Norte, Colorado, dewatered 7.2 miles of the river, killing trout and native fish across all age classes in numbers too large for a nine-person crew to collect. Biologists say recovery will take three to five years.
Roosterfish(pez gallo) in my opinion, are by far one the hardest fighting and elusive fish that can be pursued with a fly rod.
I was looking through old pictures from when I was guiding from a mothership in Oman. We would get schools of fish hanging out in our lights at night, and I figured out I could drift little flies to them in the tidal current.Pictured are a Lunar Fusilier, a black tip trevally, a striped fusilier, a flagtail, a wave Garrick/dart.
My line now has many of these cuts. Multiple are deeper than this. Anybody else had this happen?
When you think of trout, you probably picture places like Montana, Patagonia, or New Zealand. That makes sense, because that’s where a lot of modern trout culture lives. But trout did not originate in those places.
Fly Fisherman is the world's leading magazine for fly fishing. Every issue provides expert advice on the latest fly fishing techniques, the newest tackle and the hottest new fly patterns. Through informative articles, it highlights the best destinations for t…
When choosing between graphite and fiberglass fly rods, it’s smart to consider where and how you fish. I got an email the other day from a reader. Here’s an excerpt: “I am looking at a 7wt predominantly for trout and smallmouth here in Tennessee.
I was given a Spey rod/reel setup by a relative a while back, but the line on it is not actually designed for Spey.
probably my 4th or 5th pheasant tail. I never seem to have enough fibers for the wing case when it's time to make them. my tail always gets messed up too even with the counter tying technique.
THAT NEW DIY FLY ROD IS JUST ABOUT READY TO FISH. In this, the last video of the series, Matt Draft, of Proof Fly Fishing, shows you how to fix some common problems that happen when building a rod. These helpful techniques will ensure that your rod is perfect and will help with future repairs. I hope you have enjoyed this series.
Long time fly fisher brand new at tying, first go at some rainbow warrior’s, any tips or criticism?
bought an old tackle box for 20$ at an antique market last October.
April Vokey is one of the most recognized, and sometimes controversial figures in fly-fishing. Few anglers have been thrust into the limelight in quite the same way as April Vokey. April is the first to admit that she asked for it, but it hasn’t always been an easy ride.
I’m in eastern Idaho and do alot of trout fishing. Growing up I only learned how to spinner fish and we only used ugly stik. What’s the fly fishing equivalent of ugly stik? I want to get into fly fishing but not sure I want to spend so much money. Thanks
I want to get a higher end rod, starting with a range I generally fish a lot. A light all around fly rod, sans euro styles. This range suffices a majority of my fishing.it seems Winston stepped out a bit from their dry fly only vibe and the Air 2 looks appealing but I have not spoke with anyone who has fished one.
Weekend project. My best friend since childhood recently got into slow pitch jigging in saltwater. He asked if I could make him a sand eel imitating fly to replace the basic mylar teasers on his rig. Was excited to try because whatever fly I’d develop for myself should slay for his purposes.
So obviously lead eyes are too heavy for a dry fly but this is my first attempt and I'm trying to hone technique with the materials I have for salt flies and wooley buggers as I live 2+hours away from fly shops with materials. But here is my first attempt at a Damsel :)
Debating on which one of these I should get for my first 5 wt rod. I'm new to fly fishing so when it comes to casting action I don't really have much of a point of reference. I already have a 4 wt and a 6 wt.
These are some wet n’ dry soft hackles that have produced consistently for me over the years. They’re meant to be fished on a team of three upstream over riffles on warm summer days in the sort of water that dries and weighted nymphs are kind of useless.
Hey all just posted this on FishingAustralia but I thought I’d get some good advice here as well.I spent 5 hours today fishing this creek with no luck.I used a #2 panther martin (multiple colours), 10lb braid (not ideal | know), and 6lb mono leader.There's pools up to 3 meters deep (murky) and sh...
I’ve never had a dog who was a really good fishing partner. When I brought Josie home, I knew that was going be be a goal. My dog and me out on the river, doing our thing without any particular plan. It sounds good on paper but anyone who fishes with dogs knows it isn’t always ideal. Ive definitely had dogs who weren't with the program.
Read more about ❄️Waiting to ride. Here are some of my favorite terrestrials. With Carl’s Cicada’s, a sneaky presentation is key. False cast just behind the fish for aim. Then, cast just ahead of the fish at a 45° angle. Let it drift a bit and then retrieve swiftly but slowly across the fish’s nose. 10/10 🎣.
Walk into any fly shop, or browse around online, and you’ll quickly realize there are more fly rod choices out there than questionable food at a casino buffet. In this case, though, picking a less-than-stellar rod won’t give you food poisoning, so there’s a lot less risk involved.
I’m planning a trip the second weekend of June to the Wilmington, New York area to fish the West branch of the Ausable with a buddy. We’re staying at the hungry trout, which seems like a good affordable option close to the water.I’m curious if anyone can share any tips or hints for the areanotrelated to fishing.
By Bob Reece As we move toward spring, the presentation of streamers increases for many fly fishers. For those of us that tie our own, the use of some materials is far more common than others. Marabou tends to be one of those materials, particularly in the tails of many bugger style streamers.
When building a leader with a tippet ring for 5X fishing, which base provides better turnover and longevity: starting with a7.5ft 2X/3X/4X leaderand adding 5X tippet to the ring, or starting with a9ft 5X leader, cutting back 2ft of the taper, and then adding the ring?
By Garner Reid A GOOD PORTION OF MY FLY FISHING INVOLVES THROWING SOME SORT OF A SINKING FLY LINE. Realistically, half of my time on the water involves streamers and sinking lines at least for some part of the day. If I am not out on the water guiding for streamer-eating fish like stripers, I’m in the fly shop talking about them.
In this week’s “How to Tie” feature, APH Flying Tying shows us a fantastic attractor pattern you can fish all year long, the Red Tag Nymph.
Follow along as we explore the latest fly fishing news and controversial opinions in This Week in Fly Fishing with Jared and Wills. In this episode, Matthew Schultz with Sportsmen for the Boundary Waters joins the crew to talk about the concerning conservation issues the Boundary Waters are facing.
Several years back, one of my favorite wild trout streams, only a few miles from my house, got slammed with tornados and high winds (from back to back hurricanes that had moved up from Florida). The aftermath from the strong storms, downed dozens, upon dozens of trees along the stream.
During the spring, summer and fall I often get the itch to forget about catching numbers and instead see how big of an attractor dry fly I can get away with fishing and still fool trout. For those of you who don't know, my closest trout waters are North Georgia and Western North Carolina.
My friends told me to share some of my fly fishing related artwork here. I'm a local artist in the Helena, MT area and I create Sci-Fi based artwork that sometimes overlaps with fly fishing. Hope you all enjoy.
Mastering the art of streamer fishing hinges on presentation—something every fly angler can appreciate, whether you’re tossing a hefty articulated pattern or a classic Maine-style streamer. In a recent outing on a prime Tailwater, I found success working snaky sculpins with a long leader and intermediate line, while my friends experimented with a Sex Dungeon and other variations, proving that it's all about how you make that imitation dance through the water. Tight lines and rising fish await those willing to perfect their technique; dive into the full article for tips on maximizing your streamer game!
Was throwing lures all morning with no follows or hits. Tried something a bit unconventional and was able to hook into this one with two trout worms wacky rigged on a trout magnet jig under a bobber. Close to 15 inches.
Got bored and had access to a while bunch of fly tying supplies. Figured I should likely have a concept of it being the local fly club president. haven't tied a fly since 1993 at the Scout jamboree. seems to have turned out fine, not sure if it would survive a cast. Not sure what it's for.
Just came back from La Paz BCS. Hired a guide in Ensenada de Muertos for some fishing. We trolled lures for a few hours then Capt said change of plan and we hit the beach inside the lighthouse. He threw live sardines to get them frenzied and I cast into the fray, tuck the rod under my arm and two hand retrieve fast.
I’ve replied to a couple of posts in this sub with my recommendation for the best fly fishing sunglasses I’ve ever used, so I figure I’d make a post about these. These Sanofan Fluid Tints are not only the best value for money fishing sunnies I’ve ever seen, but just downright the best I’ve ever used (mauis, smiths, etc).
By Bob Reece As we move into the fall months, the use of streamer patterns typically increases for many fly fishers. There are many factors that lead to success when pursuing trout with these beefy creations. Evaluating the body language of the aggressive fish that chase these flies can improve your odds of hooking up.
By Bob Reece Three points of contact provide stability. There are a plethora of patterns that new tiers could begin with. Yet three in particular lay out the fundamental techniques needed to create a stabile foundation for your fly tying future. The Woolly Bugger, Pheasant Tail and Elk Hair Caddis have all proven their worth.
Like so many others out there, I've broken my fair share of fly rods over the years. I've slammed them in tailgates, stuck them in ceiling fans and I've squashed quite a few trying to get in and out of my cataraft to quickly.
I HAVE DEFINITE IDEAS ABOUT HOW TO CATCH BIG TROUT. APPARENTLY THEY ARE ALL WRONG. Like every other guy or gal with a fly rod, I have some pretty strong opinions about the kind of flies that catch big fish. These opinions are based on years of experience and experimentation.
By Bob Reece Round rubber and spandex are two members in the vast tide of synthetic materials that have washed over the fly tying world in recent years. They have both been used to create numerous surface and subsurface patterns. However, I would argue that one is better suited for the world above while the other thrives below.
Some fly rods end up as more than just another entry in that year’s product catalog. A select few gain a cult following, often retaining their value (and exceeding their original retail price) as the years march on.
Winter fly fishing: the challenge many avoid unless they’re passionate, well-equipped, or downright obsessed with trout. But here’s the secret: fish don’t hibernate like lazy bears. They just slow down and get a bit shy, turning us into stealthy river ninjas.
From micro-midges to bright worms, the range here reflects the reality of cold-water fishing: you need options.
Discover 5 essential tips for fly line maintenance that will improve casting performance, extend line life, and make your fly fishing trips more enjoyable.
Any kind of two-handed fishing is confusing for those of us who mostly fish with a single-handed rod. I asked the great Pete Kutzer...
Brant Oswald [23:20] is a veteran guide, teacher, and fly shop operator with over 40 years in the business...
I get regular questions from people about getting a job in the fly-fishing industry, both in the podcast mailbox and in person at shows and store visits. It's a tough question and I don't have all the answers so I called upon my buddy Kirk Deeter...
Barry Ord Clarke is one of the world's most popular fly tiers, through his books, videos, and web site. Originally from the UK but living in Norway, Barry keeps...
Have you ever been confused about How To Fish Nymphs? Well no more! Check out this great video by Far Bank Fly Fishing School where the series takes a look at fly fishing with nymphs. This episode focuses on nymph fishing for trout.
Here’s a fly fishing quick tip for you on how to cast sink-tip fly lines from the Orvis blog. This fly casting tip is brought to you by Ben Sittig a.k.a. Huge Fly Fisherman on YouTube. Check out his channel for more tips as well. You can find the full post over on the Orvis […]
Knowing how to tie some knots is a useful bit of knowledge to have in general. Why not increase your fly fishing knowledge with the best fly fishing knots to learn? Add these to your arsenal and you’ll be ready for almost any fly fishing situation and be able to rig up your gear in […]
Post Updated August 14, 2020 Originally published June 21, 2013 Fly fishing involves many different techniques that can be used to catch that spooky little trout in your local waters.