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10 Tips For Targeting Big Trout

10 Tips For Targeting Big Trout

Tom Rosenbauer shares 10 tips to targeting big trout in this weeks Orvis Fly Fishing Guide Podcast. Targeting Big Trout Yes catching small trout is fun but who doesn’t like catching big trout, at least one in awhile? I think we all do. Everyone gets lucky once in awhile, but if you are after big [...]

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European Nymphing with Aaron Jasper

[DVD] European Nymphing Techniques

I’ve followed Aaron Jasper and his ascent in the fly fishing world, namely through his tireless pursuit to perfect European nymphing techniques, and written extensively (see article list below) about the short- and long-line nymphing techniques, including Czech nymphing and French nymphing he teaches. Now, after over three years of research, practical testing, and instruction [...]

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[Video] I Want to Catch a Big Striped Bass

Have you ever had this conversation with your spouse or wanted to? I want to catch a big striped bass video link courtesy of my Dad (yes obsession runs in the family).

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Fall Fishing Tips – Get Aggressive!

Fall Fishing Tips – Get Aggressive!

This week’s Fly Fishing Tip is courtesy of RiverBum.com and Jake Ricks of Utah Fly Guides. Aggressive behavior in fish, even when it isn’t related to feeding, can still be great for anglers that know how to take advantage. Fall brings out aggression in many fish species especially those that spawn in the fall like [...]

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Reading A Trout Stream

How to Read Trout Streams

Orvis’ Tom Rosenbauer shares his infinite wisdom on on how to read trout streams in this fly fishing video clip filmed on the West Branch Ausable River for The New Fly Fisher and the subject of the first Orvis Fly Fishing Podcast. Reading Trout Streams Reading a trout stream and figuring out where trout are [...]

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[Video] How to Roll Cast (the right way)

[Video] How to Roll Cast (the right way)

After fly fishing for 30 years I thought I pretty much knew how to roll cast. Boy was I wrong. I think I just learned more about rolling casting in this 5 minute and 10 second video short from ‘Casts that Catch Fish’ than in my 30 years flailing about on the water. I’m going [...]

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3 Tips How to Simplify Fly Fishing

3 Tips How to Simplify Fly Fishing

This week’s Fly Fishing Tip is brought to us by RiverBum.com and Jake Ricks of Utah Fly Guides. My wife has the term “simplify” in somewhat ornate creative vinyl letters stuck to a mirror over the dresser in our bedroom. I think she means something like we should simplify our lives. Or maybe it just [...]

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Tandem Fly Rigs – Why Two is Better than One

Kirk Deeter, co-author of shares a few pearls of wisdom on the benefits of fishing tandem fly rigs in this short video clip. Why Tandem Fly Rigs Work Fishing tandem fly rigs in nothing new, but the reason it is so effective might surprise you as Deeter explains, “The best trick of all is to [...]

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How to Fish the Big Bug Hatches

This Fly Fishing Tip is brought to you by RiverBum.com and Jake Ricks of Utah Fly Guides. Every year at about this time in the Rockies the big bugs come out. This usually means Green Drakes, Stoneflies, Salmon Flies, and occasionally some other big bugs like Brown Drakes. These flies obviously get the attention of [...]

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Fishing Drop Offs

3 Strategies for Fly Fishing Drop Offs with Nymphs & Streamers

Party at the drop offImage by Mr eNil This Fly Fishing Tip is brought to you by RiverBum.com and Jake Ricks of Utah Fly Guides. Why Fish Like Drop Offs When reading water, whether in a stream, river, lake, or ocean, be sure to pay particular attention to drop offs. These prime locations, where shallow [...]

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