Nymphing Tactics – Just Set the Hook!
Deneki Outdoors has the inside scoop on , a new collection of 250 nuggets of fly fishing wisdom from Field and Stream’ Fly Talk editor Kirk Deeter and the late, great Charlie Meyers. In a new weekly series, Deneki will be publishing excerpts from . Here is the first nugget on setting the hook when fishing nymphs… When in Doubt (Set the Hook) Always curious about the mysteries of trout fly fishing, Jack Dennis took an underwater camera into a local stream to discover what really happens when anglers made presentations to fish beneath the surface. Among his more revealing [...]
Categories: Fly Fishing Books, Tips & Tactics Tags: Fly Fishing Books & DVDs, nymphing, Tips & Tactics
4 Tips to Catching Big Trout Down Deep
This Fly Fishing Tip is brought to you by Jake Ricks of Utah Fly Guides. What Lies Beneath There’s just something in all of us that wants to know what lies beneath. That’s a big part of the reason we fish. The deeper and darker the run or pool on a river the more we are inclined to think that a big old trout is hunkered down there with what looks to us like an ornery toothy frown on its face. The good news: Our assumptions are correct a lot of the time. Every time I’ve seen or heard reports [...]
Categories: European Nymphing, Tips & Tactics Tags: Czech nymphing, euro nymphing, european nymphing, european nymphing leader, Tips & Tactics
How to Fish Wet Flies by Jake Ricks
This Fly Fishing Tip is brought to you by RiverBum.com and Jake Ricks of Utah Fly Guides. I recently received an information request asking about how to fish wet flies. The definition of a wet fly is any fly that is designed to sink and be fished below the water’s surface. There are actually many kinds of wet flies and many ways to fish a wet fly. They come in 3 major categories though, traditional wet flies, streamers, and nymphs. Most of the time the term “wet fly” probably refers to traditional wet flies like soft hackles but I’ll cover [...]
Categories: Tips & Tactics Tags: Dave Hughes, Tips & Tactics, wet flies
[Video] How to Make a Furled Leader
I’ve always been curious about furled leaders but have not tried making them so when I found this week’s Fly Fishing Tip on making furled leaders I was pretty psyched. Advantages of Furled Leaders So why bother making furled leaders? I asked the same question of some friends in one of the forums I belong to and here is what one had to say, “Zero memory, they turn over much better then tapered leaders, they’re cheap and fun to tie. I use 6 lb. test cheap Trilene for fresh water use, it takes about 22 feet to make a 5 [...]
Categories: Tips & Tactics Tags: building leaders, furled leaders, Tips & Tactics
[Weekly Tip] The Secret to Keeping Your Fly Casting on Target
This weeks Fly Fishing Tip is brought to you by RiverBum.com and Jake Ricks of Utah Fly Guides. Stay on Target Nerdy fans of the old Stars Wars may get the reference in this week’s tip title, but whether you do or not, all fly fishers can benefit by remembering to stay on target. Are You Tracking Properly One of the most common flaws among nearly all fly casters, young and old, is that they occasionally stray from proper tracking in their casting. Tracking refers to the path that the tip of the fly rod travels during the casting stroke. [...]
Categories: Tips & Tactics Tags: fly casting, Jake Ricks, Lefty Kreh, RiverBum.com, Tips & Tactics
