Tippets: Casting by Feel, Tips for Stocked Trout

December 4, 2015 By: Erin Block

  • Casting technique has evolved alongside rod design and new technologies. In a recent article, Alan Bulmer presents a case for casting by feel instead of by sight. “Many newcomers to the sport have never learned the joys of fishing with truly great rods that bend and flex as they should and thereby communicate back to the angler how the rod, line, leader and fly are performing.” Learn more via Active Angling New Zealand.
  • While focus is often on wild fish, stocked trout have important parts to play as well. Kent Klewein highlights their benefit and also key techniques for targeting them in an article on Gink & Gasoline.