THE DOLLAR IS STRONG, airfare prices are decreasing, and there has never been a better time to engage in some angling travel. Here are ten tips you may not have thought of to make your international travel easier. #1 Electricity Is Easier than You Think The first time I went …
CATCHING LARGER FISH is why we go fishing. No matter what water we may be casting into, from the tiniest brook trout stream to the ocean blue, we all want to hook and land whatever constitutes a trophy in that particular fishery. The problem is, big fish are rare; that’s what makes …
NOTE: The Ten Tips Series is an ongoing project which builds upon past installments. This explanation is intended for anglers who are already familiar with the basics of fly fishing, and advanced terminology may not be explained here. For more details, check past articles and postings on this site, or …
OUT WEST, the summer months are high season. In June, July, and even August, you want to be on the Madison or …
B IG FISH. It’s why we fish, right? An old truism holds that new anglers just want to catch a fish, then …
S INKING FLY LINES are confusing. This is such a source of interest (and in some cases angst) that this was the …
R IGGING ISN’T SEXY. In fly fishing, casting gets all the attention (including recently in this space). But even if chicks do …
I TAUGHT MYSELF TO CAST, many years ago, using a tattered old blow-in flyer from a Fly Fisherman magazine and a whole lot of guess-and-check. …
Ten Tips is our ongoing off-season series for those snowy or rainy days when you’d rather be on the water, but you’re …
W ild trout are unusual, especially outside the Mountain West. Many anglers around the country go months or years without ever casting …
Lots of fisheries shut down altogether in the winter, but down South we’re usually lucky enough to be able to keep going …
