Competitive fly fishing is a tiny segment of fly fishing as a whole, but has had a massive impact on the industry and the popular techniques in use today. While few anglers have ever witnessed a fly fishing competition—and even…
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…
I’ve read a lot of fly fishing books. In fact, at this point, I’ve read just about every relevant instructional book on the subject. I’ve learned something from each one, but a few stand out as truly exceptional. The books…
Winter is a special time for the anglers that fish it. The fish are fat, opportunistic, and predictable. Whether it’s a trout, musky, pike, or any other fish in the colder months, it’s bound to have a winter routine that’s…
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…
I first began using the stopper system as I described it below back in 2017. It worked well for me as it was and served its purpose for a long time. In 2024 my teammate Michael Bradley got me to…
You know when you’re on the water trying to place a cast right up the edge of a seam, and the fly keeps kicking to one side? No matter what you do the fly keeps missing the target, by a…
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