Tag: fly casting

In response to our recent Ask MidCurrent article What’s the Secret to Achieving a Dead Drift?, Norway-based angler André Brun sent us a cool video as an example of how you can use Spey casts and reach mends to help in a specific situation. I responded to ask what the benefits of this technique are over a Snap-T or Circle Spey cast followed by a reach...

"Fish porn" is—for better or worse—one of the staples of fly-fishing entertainment, for obvious reasons. Every angler dreams of catching the kinds of fish they see in videos from Alaska, New Zealand, and other exotic locales. But Capt. Chris Newsome from Virginia has posted a video of a different genre: casting porn." Spend a minute and a half watching...

Question: I know that my dry flies and nymphs are supposed to "dead drift," but I'm struggling to make that happen. It seems like my fly is always dragging. Can you help? —Nick, Lander, WY (via the Ask MidCurrent form) Answer: Most novice anglers think that the only hard part of fly fishing is learning how to cast: once you've figured out the old “1...

The redfish–with its bronze flanks, spotted tail, and powerful runs–is a bucket-list species for many saltwater fly anglers. Most saltwater fly rodders target reds that live in the shallow flats and estuaries along the Southeastern and Gulf coasts, which offers an exciting visual challenge. But hooking a redfish requires more than just casting a fly...

Question: I keep getting wind knots in my leader, and they've cost me a few trout. How can I avoid this problem? —Helen E., Bozeman, MT (via the Ask MidCurrent form) Answer: Fly fishers often find themselves puzzling over pesky “wind knots,” the little overhand knots that seem to appear out of nowhere in the middle of your leader. The first thing you...

Question: I've been fishing a sinking-tip line and big streamers this spring, and at the end of each retrieve, I struggle to get the heavy tip out of the water to re-cast. What's the best way to do this? —Geoff from Little Rock, AR (via the Ask MidCurrent form) Answer: Fishing with sinking-tip lines allows you to target fish that hold deep in heavy...

Every year, hundreds of trout anglers travel to exotic destinations such as Belize or The Bahamas in pursuit of their first bonefish on the fly. But even experienced fly fishers can end up humbled because they aren’t prepared for the ways in which flats fishing makes different demands on them. Here are five essential ways to prepare for and maximize your...

If you've never thrown a two-handed rod before, starting out can be intimidating. Sure, it's still a fly rod and fly line, but the rod is even longer, the lines are more confusing, and the casting takes substantially more attention to detail. Speaking as someone who taught myself the basics of trout spey last year, it is worth the effort, though. And if...

We often hear about fly rods being more accurate than ever before, and while that's partly true, has it translated to anglers who are more accurate? And not just accurate with our fly placement, but also where the fly line lands? That's the question Dom Swentosky asks in his most recent article at Troutbitten, and it's one I think is worth answering. As...

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