After the recent cold spell, I threw in the towel for my fly fishing season. Although at times I like winter fly fishing, iced-up guides, cold feet, and subzero temperatures aren’t my cup of tea. Plus, I couldn’t ignore the pinhole leak in my right leg any more. So, in the comfort of my living
Category: Techniques
Winter Stoneflies and Snowflies
As I wrote previously, I had really good luck fishing a freestone last winter. I didn’t realize it was all about Winter Stoneflies/Snowflies. View this post on Instagram A post shared by BlogFlyFish.com (@blogflyfish) The water was 33 °F and the air was 0 °F. But, over three outings during snowstorms, I landed a
The Streamer Option and Why Are We Here?
Some recent success with streamers caused me to ask the question: why? I considered what cosmic alignment of circumstances joined man and fish. I often consider these questions, and, if I followed the thread far enough on this particular question, I could write volumes. But, this is a fishing blog, so, I’ll begin my study at the riverbank
Winter Fly Fishing
Winter fly fishing is a different game. Water is getting colder, hatches are sparse, and the fish are hunkered down. What to do? Get out and fish! Here is a brown from New Year’s Eve in 2016. View this post on Instagram A post shared by BlogFlyFish.com (@blogflyfish) Thanks to a prior Mop Fly