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streamers

  • Fishing Trout Talk

    Tip – casting heavy flies

    Now that we know how to cast sinking lines and how to add terminal tackle appropriately, let’s learn how to cast heavy and/or larger flies. Orvis’ Pete Kutzer walks us through some tips on how best to get these flies into the zone now that trout are deeper. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFtVLXzDq_A&list=PLEXZljM8NmhtGMQuVaaJ9TZq3SZY74R_5&index=85

  • Fishing Trout Talk

    Tip – how to fish streamers

    This time of year, many fish are looking to bulk up for winter, so fishing streamers can be thrilling. Give this video from Far Bank Fly Fishing School’s Simon Gawesworth a watch to learn more about how to fish with streamers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obiSR60BSS0&list=PLf2jMTk22hA104BZdrAQUZSCHsz_P_3pN&index=2

  • Trout Talk

    For a change, try the ‘Technique Slam’

    Forget about 'how many?' and 'how big?' Instead, try this antidote to the tired pursuit of same ol', same ol'.

    Two weeks on sabbatical, and I’ve been, well, fishing my butt off. I’ll be honest. I embarked on this break with the goal of hoping to reconnect with the feelings of why I so deeply love this fly-fishing fascination in the first place. Been a little jaded by the crowds, the commercialism, and all that…

  • Trout Talk

    Swing wet flies and feel like a kid again

    In our family, we had an informal rule about kids fishing on their own—you started out by fishing wet flies downstream, and once you reached a certain age, you got to turn upstream and fish dry flies. It was a tiny, gentle river, really, and there was always an adult looking on, even if we didn’t…