I’ve been fishing a (reasonably) local freestone that’s new to me. It has both stocked and wild fish. It’s where I landed the “Big Surprise,” up above. Over the past month since the stocking, the fish have left the spots where they were placed initially. So, it’s been a game of hide-and-seek. After some trial
Category: Rigs and leaders
Jig Hooks
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
Interview: Tim Cammisa, TroutAndFeather.com
Tim Cammisa’s YouTube channel had over one million views as of December 2015. That’s because his fly tying videos are simply amazing. Tim offers extremely valuable advice on flies and how and when to fish them. So, when I started to make flies, I watched many of his videos and continue to do so, as
Having a Plan B
I’ve been venturing out to new waters. It has been fun. I head out after doing some online research and adopt the “why not?” attitude. I mean, I could head out to the same big rivers and fish the same flies and fight the crowds. But, after fishing those waters regularly for about 18 months,