When nymphing, I tend to use barbless jig hooks. I first heard about them from competitive fly fishing anglers, who incorporate them with slotted tungsten beads into anchor flies in a Euro-nymphing set-up. So, I bought some and fished them. I caught fish. So, I bought more sizes. I really like this style of a
Author: Jo Tango
A Big Surprise
On my last outing, I was minding my own business. Fishing a local freestone. You know, nymphing with my usual stuff and having good luck finding trout of the holdover and stockie varieties. Just enjoying the great outdoors and flinging some flies. Then, this happened. A carp? An overgrown chub? Based on some online queries,
Lopstick
As you may know, I have a love affair with the Connecticut River headwaters up in Pittsburg, NH. It’s a great tailwater with an abundance of fish. It’s where I learned to fly fish. About 10 years ago, guide Bill Bernhardt of Lopstick put me on some trout. I think that first trout on a
Interview: Phil Monahan of Orvis
Phil in Norway If you follow social media for fly fishing, one name appears over and over again: Phil Monahan. He’s the person in charge the Orvis fly fishing blog, among other many responsibilities. So, I dug around and learned that he is a former guide, previously edited “American Angler,” and is a passionate fisherman,