If you are fishing a river and no one else is catching except for one angler, who is fishing small dry flies, that likely is Dan Trela. If you are fishing the Swift River and someone is catching fish, chances are that someone is fishing a fly purchased from Dan. He also makes custom fly
Author: Jo Tango
‘Spring Creek’
I’m not fishing much during these drought-filled days, and so, a well-done video is a nice respite. Here is one from Todd Moen, about a spring creek in Montana. His videos are always amazing. Hope you enjoy it. Am glad that we should be getting some serious rain very soon.
Midge Larvae
A reader asked me about the Midge Larva I used during a surprisingly productive day at the Farmington. I had landed over 15 fish on small dries or dry-droppers. I wrote to him via a comment on a blog post about the dropper flies I had used. My Midge Larva is a very simple tie:
Homemade Fly Fishing Leaders
I’ve done a great deal of tightline (or, Euro-style) nymphing. But, I am now trying to make more progress with my dry-fly fishing. One of the best dry fly anglers I’ve ever met makes his own leaders. Once I heard that, I knew I had to take a look. I’ve tried a few leaders and