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Trout Tips: The still-water retrieve
Fly fishing lakes for trout can be tricky. With an entire of body of water at their disposal and no need to make quick decisions on food that floats by like it might in a river, trout tend to dial in on what's in the water at any given time. Still Water Retrieve from Trout…
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Trout Tips: Fly Fishing Lakes
We spend a lot of time talking about chasing trout in rivers and streams, but some of the best lake fishing of the year is under way all across the country. Trout Tips | Fly Fishing Lakes from Trout Unlimited on Vimeo. Above, Russ Miller from Fishpond offers up some introductory information, with more to…
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Trout Tips: Mending your line
When fly fishing water with conflicting currents, we must "mend" our line to get the best possible drift. Achieving the often mythical "drag-free" drift isn't always possible, but we can usuall extend the life of a fly's drift over productive water by mending. Trout Tips | Mending from Trout Unlimited on Vimeo. Above, Russ Miller…
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Trout Tips: See your fly better
Tying parachute-style flies can help anglers see the dry flies they're fishing. This time of year, particularly on backcountry streams or during prolific big-bug hatches (think big salmonflies, for instance), it's often just as important for you to see your fly as it is for the fish you're after to track your offering. As I've…
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Fly tying: SBR Light Cahill Nymph
Fly fishers on the East Coast are likely familiar with Cahill nymph patterns. From the Housatonic to the Delaware, the Cahill patterns, both nymph and dry, are go-to flies in the late spring and summer. Video of SBR Light Cahill NymphAbove, Tim Flagler ties his version of the SBR (South Branch Raritan) Light Cahill Nymph,…
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Trout Tips: Your fellow anglers
This last week, I ventured high into the eastern Idaho backcountry to chase native Snake River fine-spotted cutthroat trout on a small mountain stream that clears early from runoff and sports some sizable trout for a stream its size. I'd scoped out a large bend in the creek that, I had calculated, would have me…
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Fly tying: The Squirmie Worm
With all the new synthetic tying materials available today, it's becoming easier and easier to craft patterns that are at the same time wickedly accurate imitations of natural fish food and oddly surreal. A couple weeks back, my son and I spent eight days chasing pike in northern Manitoba, where I put to use the…
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