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Video spotlight: Biot tails
Biots used in fly tying are often tough to handle. As Tim Flagler notes in the video below, they're slippery and not always cooperative. But biots make good flies great—can you imagine a really good Prince nymph without a goose biot tail? Video of Biot Basics - Biot TailsAbove, Tim offers up a really handy…
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Video spotlight: How to fish sinking lines in a lake
I'm lucky to live where I live, in close proximity to the RIO Fishing Products home offices here in Idaho Falls. The staff at RIO is among the best in the business at the "science" of fly line manufacturing, and the vast majority of them are impressive anglers, too. And, once in a while, I…
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Video Spotlight: Proven techniques for trout
I love the old-school feel of today's New Fly Fisher videos. And the short film below is a great all-around tutorial on tackling trout (and bass, frankly) fishing in moving water. Using southern Ontario's Grand River as a backdrop, host Bill Spicer chases fish with proven guides that have a lot of great information for…
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Video spotlight: Hank Patterson and the Orvis Ultralight waders
Everybody's favorite community college dropout is back with a review of the new Orvis Ultralight waders. And, of course, the review comes with a host of laughs. Video of Hank Patterson and the Ultralight WadersAfter all, who doesn't take one leg out of their waders and spin themselves around three times while standing in the…
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Video spotlight: How to fish small dry flies in low light
Here's a pretty common challenge: you're on a great stretch of trout water at last light, and fish are rising to small mayflies or tiny micro-caddis flies. You have the right fly, but in the low light, there's virtually no chance you're going to be able to see it. How many times have you been…
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Video spotlight: How to drift a soft hackle
Soft-hackle fishing can be absolutely deadly, particularly for trout that are feeding higher in the water column, but not quite on top. These are the fish that are after emerging bugs, and soft-hackle flies very often draw strikes from these dialed-in fish. Video of How To Drift A Soft Hackle - Fly Fishing Video -…
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Video spotlight: How to spot rising trout
At first blush, the idea of spotting rising trout seems pretty simple. But think about it for a minute—how many times, during low light, have you struggled to see exactly where rising trout are working, simply because you don't have the right background to help you differentiate between water m ovement and honest-to-God risers, sippers…
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