Winter is a great time to fish (more here). There’s an austere simplicity about it and an almost surreal view of a river landscape that was once verdant and teeming with life. I love winter fly fishing. The complication? How to keep warm. Over the years, I’ve learned some painful lessons about what not to
Author: Jo Tango
Winter Fly Fishing Is the Best
Winter fly fishing is hit-or-miss in terms of numbers, but offers tremendous and unique rewards. Most rivers are largely devoid of anglers, the landscape is stark, and the elements can be challenging. Whether it be precipitation, wind or cold, there’s always something tempting you to stay at home or reel up for a warm car
For High Water: George Daniel’s ‘Bunker Buster’
With more rain coming this weekend, I think we have two options: stand down or embrace the elements and fish. If you choose the latter, my two cents is that the new conditions will force us to fish out of our comfort zones, and that can be immensely rewarding. One pattern to consider for current
Best Fly Fishing Gifts (2018)
I’m happy to announce that the blog will generate a few hundred dollars of profit this year, and, as promised, we will donate 100% of it. We see this blog as a community project, not a business. Alex, Gary Metras and I were chatting while we fished a few days ago. We were thinking of