Tippets: Drummond’s Water Boatman, Casting in Bear Country

September 25, 2016 By: Erin Block

  • Guide Tim Drummond’s water boatman fly pattern is a must-have for fishing stillwater for trophy rainbows. It originated from fishing Delaney Butte Lakes in North Park, Colorado. Learn to tie this simple and effective pattern in a recent tutorial via Fly Fisherman.
  • Casting in bear country brings unique risks and rewards. Kris Millgate writes about a day on the North Fork of the Shoshone River near Yellowstone’s east entrance, “where there are fewer crowds of people and still plenty of wild land. It’s hog heaven for grizzlies.” Via Sporting Classics.