Tippets: Long Leaders, Invasive Landmarks, Buggy Flies

March 26, 2015 By: Erin Block

  • Especially in clear water conditions, extra feet of leader/tippet is worth more than extra feet of casting distance, writes Kirk Deeter. He gives some tips on mastering building and turning over longer leaders in a recent piece on Field and Stream.
  • When invasive species move into a new area, they congregate by easily identifiable landmarks. Understanding this behavior could help in controlling population growth, say researchers. Via ScienceDaily.
  • Fly tiers want their flies to look the best they can. However, as John McKinnie of Lone Mountain Ranch writes, “trout don’t really care what your fly looks like as long as it looks buggy.”