I fished quite a bit last winter. I go out with many layers and a ski hat. One thing with which I struggled, though, was this: how to keep my hands warm. I tried various gloves and also invested in a pair of fishing gloves where you can make them either fingerless or covered. Nothing
Category: Techniques
‘The Dropper Adjustment’
I think many fly fishing videos make it look easy. Music is in the background, tippets don’t break, and the trout voraciously eat flies. But, we all know there’s a lot of trial and error. The video up top from Dave and Amelia Jensen is a refreshing change of pace. The two are talking out
Side Sweepin’ to Land Big Trout
Landing big trout on light tippet can be tricky. The above 18″ and fat rainbow took a dry fly attached to 9x tippet. I’ve learned through trial and error how to do it (more here). A key technique for me has been to use “sideways” rod pressure when fighting a big fish. It doesn’t always
Slack Casting and an 18″ Rainbow
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,