As I’ve written before, fly tying has really changed the game for me. I’ve caught more fish and bigger fish since making my own flies, and it has been much more fun and satisfying. A key part of tying for me involves tinkering. I think George Daniel really captures it when he says that he
Author: Jo Tango
The Micro-Thin Euronymphing Leader
Sometimes, you choose your fly-fishing schedule. Sometimes, the schedule chooses you. I fished today during the Nor’easter. With Real Life very busy these days, I don’t have many windows for fishing. I get what I get. So, with Saturday morning open, I had been looking forward to test-driving my micro-thin Euronymphing leader (prior post and
My New Euronymphing Sighter
Lengthen and boil your Euronymphing sighter. Really. I’ve been test driving my new-and-thin Euronymphing leader (scroll down for the formula and links to the materials). And, I love it. It is a journey of “less sag, less drag.” I have been putting the new rig through its paces: short-lining, long-lining, floating the sighter at shallow
Tinkering
The morning’s weather forecast predicted chilly temps., high water and rain. Sounds perfect to me. It was time to tinker with new ideas from two-time national champion George Daniel. There’s something truly special about a New England autumn, and all the more so when you’re out fly fishing. Crowds have ameliorated, the weather can be