Here are a few recently tested items that will help make your fly fishing season a success.
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- Four Reasons for Tippets and Tapered Leaders
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- “Unique Flies I Use”
- Gear Review: Saltwater “Templates”
- Nymph Fishing: Pregame Preparation
- How to Choose Fishing Sunglasses
- Nymphing Techniques
- Indicator Fishing with Nymphs
“Fine Lines”
Current and quotable.- "The first principle in all fishing is simple: never let the fish know he is being fished for." - Havilah Babcock
- "Often I have been exhausted on trout streams, uncomfortable, wet, cold, briar scarred, sunburned, mosquito bitten, but never, with a fly rod in my hand, have I been in a place that was less than beautiful." - Charles Kurault
- "Fishing with Ed Jaworowski and Tom Baltz on the Yellow Breeches, we shook streamside bushes and plucked rocks from the streambed to look for bugs— you need to look at the menu before you order." - Jason Randall
Why an Emerger Is Almost Always a Better Bet Than an Adult
This is the stage of mayfly hatches that trout prefer—when the emerging dun gets stuck trying to escape the nymph shuck.
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- Using Indicator Flies
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- Imitation or Presentation?
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- “Can I Find Solitude in Yellowstone?”
- How To Avoid Breaking Fly Rods
- “Where Should I Take a Beginner Out West?”
- Fly Fishing Jazz: Fundamentals Before Improvisation
- Experts’ Top Ten Dry and Wet Flies
Latest News
How to Tie the Renegade
Tim Flagler demonstrates how to tie the Renegade, a venerable attractor pattern. “The Renegade is an attractor pattern that’s been around forever,” notes Flagler. “I even read somewhere that it was Ernest Hemingway’s favorite fly, a pretty solid endorsement if you …
Tippets: Interview with Jess McGlothlin, Casting Accuracy
Photographer and writer Jess McGlothlin sits down for an interview with Jennifer Sparkman on The Articles of Antiquity. McGlothlan talks about the struggles of freelance work, writer’s block, and her extensive travel schedule. Read more here. Casting accuracy is vital when fishing … more
Video Hatch: “Bonefish Revolution”
This short film features the sights and sounds of fly fishing for bonefish in Cuba. Via The Peacock Bass Film.
Tippets: Writers on the Fly, Cooking Fish in the Backcountry
Writers on the Fly has teamed up with Filson to host a special session at the Filson Flagship Store in Seattle on June 29th, 2017 at 6:00 PM. The reading will feature writers such as Langdon Cook, Copi Vojta, Gregory … more
Books »
- Nymph Fishing: Pregame Preparation
In nymphing, “on-the-water analysis” is equivalent to pregame preparation— it’s a moment of study and consideration, and time to get in the zone mentally.
Flies »
- Why an Emerger Is Almost Always a Better Bet Than an Adult
This is the stage of mayfly hatches that trout prefer—when the emerging dun gets stuck trying to escape the nymph shuck.
Tippets
Gear »
- Gear: Bits & Pieces
Here are a few recently tested items that will help make your fly fishing season a success.
People »
- Fly Fishing Collaborative Offers Accessories, Trips to Raise Money for At-Risk Kids
Five years ago Bucky Buchstaber was steelheading when he realized it was a waste of time to get frustrated about finding someone in a run he wanted to fish.
Techniques »
- Nymphing Techniques
A combination of the high-sticking method and the Leisenring Lift, both generally referred to simply as high sticking, are among the most effective nymphing techniques.
Travel »
- Photo Essay: “Getting There”
How does the way we arrive at and move through our destination change our experience of the trip?