I was fishing a local river, above a friendly angler. We were swapping tips and helping out each other. He was swinging wet flies. Hooked three. All three broke off as he set the hook. The tippet snapped. Now, I’m not an expert, but I’ve been thinking about his situation. He was using a pretty
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Tippet Rings Rock
I last year started using tippet rings (Amazon.com link here). When a leader gets shorter and shorter throughout the day, you’re supposed to add tippet to it via blood knot. But, I’m not great at blood knots, and I’m particularly bad at them when I’m in a river. I’m too impatient. I instead use a
A Guide for the Westfield and Deerfield
Grant Figura knows his stuff. I’ve been following his blog for some time. He takes amazing photos, and, also, clearly knows how to fly fish. I like his even-keel personality, which comes out in his blog posts and art. If you’re looking to get up to speed on the Deerfield or Westfield rivers, consider hiring
Cool Video: A Big Brown
I love tracking Orvis on social media. One reason is they post awesome videos. Here’s one below. If you like fishing for big browns, it’s a fun one to watch. Yes, fly fishing is often serene and solitary. But, sometimes, it involves situations when complete bedlam happens. Enjoy the video!