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Ask MidCurrent: Barbed vs Barbless Hooks Round 2

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Ask MidCurrent: Tap Into Your Sensitive Side

Question: What does it mean when someone says a fly rod is sensitive or has a sensitive tip? Why is this important...

Carry a Big Stick: How to Pick the Right Streamer Rod

Getting serious about streamer fishing changes you. You stop caring about what’s happening on the surface of the...

Ask MidCurrent: Year-End Game Plan for Trout in the Northeast

Question: I'd like to extend my fishing into the colder months. What are some good trout fishing tactics from October...

Ask MidCurrent: Freshwater Stripers on the Fly

Question: What are some good fly options for freshwater striper fishing? Any other fly fishing tips for freshwater...

Get Twitchy With it: How to Move a Dry Fly to Catch More Trout

Every fly angler out there is obsessed with the perfect drift—making that flawless cast and mending just right so...

Ask MidCurrent: Spey, Surf, and Stripers

Question: Sticking with the Spey rod topic, are there any books or videos on Spey casting the surf? Are there any...

Prospecting for Trout on New Water

Have you ever tried to put together a jigsaw puzzle? You dump out the box on a table, look at the picture on the cover...

Ask MidCurrent: Taming Leader Twist

Question: What can I do to mitigate leader twist when using bulky flies like poppers and streamers that catch wind...