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
Category: Gear reviews
My Wading Boots
After many years, I sadly in December had to retire my Simms wading boots. I had sent them in for repairs, but they weren’t salvageable. So, I went online and found some new ones, the Orvis Encounter Wading Boots. Amazingly, they were on sale and came with free screw-in studs, which are needed when you
Orvis Hook Assortments
A really kind blog reader wrote in to say “thank you” and to mention that his favorite posts have been the Gear Reviews that we’ve done. So, here’s one on hooks. A great deal that offers breadth and depth are fly tying hook sets. I last year bought some of the Orvis Clearwater Hook Assortments, and
Loon UV Fly Finish
I’ve long believed that 10% of the flies catch 90% of the fish. One of those go-to flies is the Hare’s Ear nymph. Pair that with a Pheasant Tail or Zebra Midge, and you should be good to go in most situations on freestone rivers (I think tailwaters, like the Swift, are a different story).