How To

In this video, I show you exactly how I setup my Euro Nymphing rod for trout fishing and the techniques I use to consistently catch trout in rivers and streams. Whether you're new to fly fishing or looking to improve your tight-line nymphing skills, this step-by-step guide covers everything you need to know.

Sponsored content Ready to set up your fly reel? This video is your go-to guide, packed with practical tips and easy-to-follow instructions. We break down each step of the fly reel setup process, from tying the fly line to the backing to attaching the leader.

In this fly-tying video, Casper Hansen demonstrates how to tie the Banana Flashwing, a modern and highly effective salmon fly inspired by the proven Banana pattern. Materials ListTube: Pro Flexitube GoldThread: Veevus White GSP 50D and Veevus 10/0 Olive or YellowWeight: Pro Rawweight XSUnderwing: Yellow FluorofiberBody: Dirty Yellow dubbingWing: A mix of...

Tired of uneven, sloppy foam hopper bodies? In this quick fly tying tip, I'll show you how to cut clean, balanced, and properly proportioned foam hopper bodies without expensive body cutters.

Screenshot from "How to mend your fly line" Most anglers fishing #16–#18 Sulphurs to selective June trout need roughly four to five feet of usable slack per drift, and the bulk of it should land with the cast rather than get mended in afterward. A reach mend produces about eighteen inches of slack; a George Harvey leader thrown with a checked cast...

Image courtesy of video produced by Outdoor Highlife, featured below. The spring white bass fly fishing run is one of the most productive — and most overlooked — opportunities in freshwater fly fishing, putting aggressive, schooling fish into wadeable tributaries across more than a dozen states from February through June. When water temperatures reach...

photo by Josef Three Spey casts—the Double Spey, Snap-T, and Perry Poke—will effectively cover ninety percent of the water you'll encounter on winter steelhead rivers. These foundation casts handle downstream wind, upstream wind, and heavy sink-tip situations respectively, giving you a safe, reliable answer to virtually any condition from British...

Here's a cool video in which Richard Magill—from Golden Fly Shop in Golden, Colorado—takes us along on his day throwing streamers at the Dream Stream during a cold, December day. A short tailwater section of the South Platte River, the Dream Stream is a popular winter destination for Front Range anglers, and Richard shares his favorite streamer...

Here's a great quick lesson on fly-fishing for stripers in the surf with a two-handed rod. George Revel from Lost Coast Outfitters in San Francisco fishes the surf in real time, sharing practical tips and observations on reading water, positioning, casting in wind, fly selection, and adapting to changing surf conditions. These are lessons learned through...

You'd be hard-pressed to find anyone in the world with as much angling experience as Joe Humphreys, and in this video from The New Fly Fisher, he shares one of his favorite small-stream tactics, the long-distance bow-and-arrow cast.