Here is a cool video on a technique that can work on clear and shallow water. It works best when you’re below the fish and can see their behavior. It is similar to the “sight nymphing” technique about which noted guide Ed Engle writes in Fishing Small Flies: no indicator, a weighted nymph, and you
Author: Jo Tango
Rain
We’ve had very healthy precipitation the past few weeks. More is underway. Here’s a screen-shot of how much rain is due to hit the country over the next two weeks. If the models are right, this bodes well for our summertime fishing. Hopefully, reservoirs and aquifers will refill so that streams will have decent flows
Found: Fishing Net
I fished yesterday in the snowstorm and found a net. (Thankfully, found quite a few fish, too, such as the brown trout above.) I won’t write about what it looks like or where I found it. When I had lost a box of flies and described it and where I lost it, an imposter claimed
Klinkhammers
Klinkhammer hooks have a very cool shape. Dries tied on them look like emergers/cripples, struggling to break free from their shucks. To trout, they look like sitting ducks. I know some anglers who enjoy tremendous success with such hooks. In fact, one guy I’ve met no longer ties with “regular” dry-fly hooks. I’ve had good