Tippets: Artificial Drifts, Adaptive Fly Rod, DIY Bonefishing

May 2, 2015 By: Erin Block

  • When fishing large lakes and reservoirs, especially in the spring, there’s rarely a still day. However, the wind can be used to an angler’s advantage, writes Jon Kleis. Read more about the principle he calls “artificial drift” in a recent article in The Gazette.
  • Students at Mosinee Middle School in Mosinee, Wisconsin are working to adapt a fly fishing rod for their principal after he was paralyzed in a ladder accident.  Read more about the project in The Wausau Daily Herald.
  • For DIY bonefishing it’s all in the “short game,” writes Rod Hamilton. Read some great advice for planning trips and success on the water in a recent article with information from Hamilton’s recent book co-authored with Kirk Deeter, “Do It Yourself Bonefishing.”