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Category: Techniques

Sinking Lines: Hitting Rock Bottom

February 14, 2022February 14, 2022 Joel Watson

For the longest time, I remember reading books and articles about cutting edge streamer patterns like Blane Chocklett’s “Game Changer” or Kelly Galloup’s “Zoo Cougar” and feeling like I was missing a piece of the fly fishing puzzle. I remember buying a Game Changer from Cabela’s before I had learned to tie them for myself.

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Rigs and leaders,Streamers,TechniquesLeave a comment

Narrow Bite Windows

May 18, 2021May 18, 2021 Jo Tango

Sometimes, it all comes together with fly fishing. You miraculously find stretches of water devoid of anglers, the hatches trundle forward and overlap so that you always have magical dry-fly action, and catching wild fish suddenly seems so easy and effortless. That didn’t happen to me on Saturday. No, we’re still seeing incredible traffic at

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Brown Trout,Techniques2 Comments

Tough as Nail Knots: Mental Toughness and Fly Fishing

April 8, 2021April 8, 2021 David Hyde

If you want to catch more fish, think like an endurance athlete. A full day of fly fishing is a marathon, not a sprint. Mental exercises and techniques used by high-performing runners, rowers, cross country skiers, cyclists, and swimmers can be used by fly fishers too. Specifically, the two components of mental fitness that I

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Goals,How to start,Techniques2 Comments

Borger’s Fly Fishing Book Series and the Strip Nymph

March 5, 2021March 1, 2021 Joe Drake

I haven’t been able to get out to much since December. It’s been making my casting arm all twitchy. Work, school, and other life obligations have had to take priority and I am sorry to expect many of you can identify with that. This year’s glacially slow turn in seasons, which has been Ice Ages

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