Tippets: Rethinking Measurements, Volcanic Impact on Fisheries, Topwater Tactics

May 9, 2015 By: Erin Block

  • Is it time to re-evaluate how we measure fish? Kirk Deeter argues that a back-to-belly evaluation might be more indicative of a healthier (and tougher fighting) fish. “As such, I’m now in hot pursuit of the ‘elusive seven-incher,’” Deeter writes. “A real Rubenesque beauty.” Via Fly Talk, Field and Stream.
  • The recent eruptions of Chile’s Calbuco volcano has anglers worried about residual effect on fishers. Based on history, guides on the ground as well as firsthand experience, S. Chris Hunt sheds light on the anticipated impact on fishing in Patagonia. Via Hatch Magazine.
  • From Hawk Lake Lodge in Ontario, Colin McKeown of The New Fly Fisher details topwater tactics for smallmouth bass in a recent instructional video.