The Walt’s Worm is one of the simplest and most effective nymphs ever created. It’s buggy, suggestive, fast to tie, and deadly in nearly every river system. This version sits halfway between a classic Walt’s and a Sexy Walt’s—with…
In competitive fly fishing, anglers aren’t free to fish whatever rigs and tactics they like. There is a set of rules, put together by the international governing body of competitive fly fishing, FIPS Mouche, they must follow. These rules dictate…
When it comes to Euro nymphing, lighter often means better. Light leaders sag less, which improves your drifts. Light tippets reduce surface drag and sink flies faster. Lighter flies drift more naturally, convincing even the toughest fish to eat. The…
Why do Micro Leaders Stick, and How does Wrapping Help? Micro leaders are great solutions to a lot of euro nymphing problems, but as you go thinner and thinner, new issues start to emerge. One of the most frustrating aspects…
The Micro Loop I was a long time holdout when it came to switching to a micro leader system. I wasn’t a fan of the lack of versatility, but I couldn’t argue the effectiveness for nymphing. When I finally switched…
The squirmy worm is one of the most productive patterns there is. It belongs to an elite category of flies that just pull fish from wherever they’re hiding in a huge range of conditions. It’s not just the fact that…
I’ve found that the days I miss the most fish are when they’re not all on the same feeding pattern. Times when they’re eating throughout the column and willing to move far and fast for food. Trout in these situations…
There’s a number of nuances that make winter fly fishing different from any other time of year. Most of these stem from just two main facts: the fish are cold, and food sources are both less abundant and smaller. Of…
If you’re looking at diving into the world of tight line tactics, this is probably one of the first questions you asked. At first glance this seems straightforward. If you’re going to Euro nymph, you need a Euro nymphing line…
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