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‘Tying Small Flies’

September 29, 2015May 5, 2024 Jo Tango

This is an “in-between” moment for fly fishing right now. Freestones have been very low. The Swift River’s trout are extremely savvy. The autumn stocking has yet to begin. Thankfully, a very significant low front is moving into the region, bringing with it quite a bit of rain. Rivers will surge, water temperatures will lower

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Fish Weird-Colored Flies

August 27, 2015September 22, 2017 Jo Tango

(PlanetTrout.Wordpress.com) There’s a good book called Feeding Time. It conveys what causes fish to strike. In particular, the book documents how certain traits have to be in a fly for a trout to commit to taking it. In my opinion, there is a hierarchy of strike triggers: size, then silhouette, and then, color. Size is

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Fish This: the Sulphur

August 21, 2015September 20, 2017 Jo Tango

(TroutNut.com) I recently caught my first trout on a sulphur dry. The water was clear, the trout was only about 15 feet away from me, and I could see it eye the fly and cautiously sip it. Then, all hell broke loose. That’s always fun. Though the sulphur hatch season seems to be winding down,

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Video: How to Euro-Nymph

July 17, 2015April 28, 2019 Jo Tango

As you may know, I switched to European-style nymphing a few years ago. And, I catch a lot more fish since doing so. It’s the style of fishing that has taken over fly fishing competitions. In fact, nearly all of the techniques were developed by folks who compete. So, if you like catching a lot

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