Fly Fishing Techniques
Tactics for Wary Trout
QUESTION: I'll be fishing some western spring creeks for the first time. I live in Maine, and I've never fished for really wary trout before. Do you have any tips?
Read more...Casting Heavy Flies
IF YOU throw tight, fast loops with a lot of weight at the end of the line, the results are shocking...literally. At the end of every forward- and backcast the heavy fly acts like a running dog hitting the end of its leash, bouncing backward. This sends shock waves down the line to the rod and screws everything up.
Read more...Using a Sweep Set

THE SWEEP SET uses the water tension on the line to apply pressure. You’re counting on the tension along the line to transfer energy down to the fly. Think about how the current pushing on your line makes your fly swing at the end of a drift. It’s the same principle at work in the sweep set.
Read more...Related Videos

Q&A with Daniel Galhardo of Tenkara USA
MidCurrent interviews Daniel Galhardo on the whys and wherefores of the fast-growing style tenkara. Read more.
Relaxed Casting
Fly fishers who seem to work the hardest probably do—and they get tired in the process. Read more.







