Don’t get me wrong, I love me some stout-shouldered stockers on the fly from time to time. It’s still fly fishing after all, and stocked trout can be challenging, even frustrating, if they’ve seen their share of flies. But, if given the chance, I’ll take chasing even a smallish wild trout on a natural, crazy-currented, […]
West Virginia’s Elk River: Wild (Trout) Wonderful Read More »
Fly tiers today have a vast assortment of materials available to them, including hooks of almost every style and design imaginable. One of those variations is the wide gap hook, sometimes called a wide “gape” hook. The fact that it’s called wide means that there must be a standard gap. But what exactly is a
Hooking Power: Wide Gap Versus Standard Gap Fly Tying Hooks Read More »
It’s often said that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link, and that also applies to the connections used in your fly fishing rig. The knots you tie and methods used to connect fly line to leader and leader to tippet can often mean the difference between fly fishing success and failure.
All About the Connection: How to Connect Fly Line to Leader and Leader to Tippet Read More »
Don’t let one mistake ruin your day. Follow this advice for safe and fun fly fishing adventures.
Safety Tips While Fly Fishing Read More »
Fly fishing for smallmouth bass is one of the best ways to pass those warm summer months when streams start to warm. Smallmouth bass can be found in rivers and streams big and small throughout this region and offer plenty of hot action on the fly!
Chasing Bronzebacks: Fly Fishing for Smallmouth Bass Read More »
Landing trophy trout takes practice. Unfortunately, experience losing big fish is often the best teacher, but with these three tips, you can reduce the learning curve and get more trophy trout into the net.
After the Strike: 3 Keys to Landing Big Trout Read More »
West Branch Ausable River is one of New York’s premier trout fisheries.
New York’s West Branch Ausable River, A Pickpocket’s Dream Read More »
The Chimehuin River in Patagonia, Argentina, is one of the best fly fishing destinations in the world for big brown trout.
Fly Fishing Patagonia: Stripping Streamers for Big Browns on the Chimehuin River Read More »
At this juncture, the merits of Walt’s Worm are no longer classified information. As a matter of fact, knowledge of the effectiveness of this simple and humble fly pattern from Pennsylvania has extended far beyond my home state’s borders. A quick Google search to purchase this pattern online will bring the internet shopper to stores
Fishing and Tying the Walt’s Worm Euro Nymph Read More »
You don’t hear much about Buffalo Creek in the various Virginia fishing forums or on social media, but fly fishing phenoms (and friends) Joe Irby and Derek Hutton have been trying to get me to come down to wet a line in the stream for quite a while. I was interested, but, like everyone else
Fly Fishing Buffalo Creek, Virginia Read More »