I’m really enjoying fishing dries. Above, is an 18″ Swift rainbow that recently took a size 30 dry on 9x tippet (I ran out of 8x while fishing). A very dark fish, with a wide girth. Powerful and fat. I am still learning how to dupe consistently such big and savvy fish with dry flies,
Category: Orvis
Tenkarpa!
There are many awesome videos online. And, the good folks at Orvis recently circulated this one below. It’s really funny and worth watching. It helped me start my morning on a good note.
Fish Small Pheasant Tails
Orvis publishes a very helpful hatch chart here. In particular, there is a suggested pattern for each bug’s life stage. I’m struck by how often the old reliable, the Pheasant Tail, comes up as a pattern. I don’t know who invented this pattern centuries ago, but that person deserves a medal. My suggestion is to
Good Video: Carp
I don’t know diddly about fishing for carp. So many anglers rave about it, though. I stumbled on this Orvis video, and it’s very informative and fun to watch. That’s one heck of a battle in which Tom Rosenbauer finds himself. Enjoy!