I read recently an interesting post regarding leaders and tippets–and, how attuned trout are to them. The POV is that a good presentation trumps everything, that trout are not as alert to tippet diameter as some anglers think. There’s a lot of food for thought there for me. I speak with quite a few anglers, including guides
Category: Rigs and leaders
A Go-To Nymphing Rig for Trout (with Tweaks for the Swift River ‘Bows)
Edit, 9/30/17: I’ve developed a new Euro-style nymphing leader and no longer use the one about which I wrote below. Link here. It was a strange time for me, but a happy one. It was a bright October day on the Westfield River. I had just landed my 37th good-sized trout and had hooked over
Fishing ‘Wet Fly’ Style
I started to fish “wet fly” style last fall and wished I started earlier. It is a very graceful way to fly fish. And, since you’re working the flies downstream and walking downstream, it is a lot easier on the legs and back. It also is very rewarding. A swinging fly, whether a streamer or