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
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Montana Mongoose Vise
If you’re thinking about fly tying and are pulling together a Christmas wish list, consider the Montana Mongoose vise. Now, it is the first and only vise that I’ve ever owned. But, I’ve been really happy with it. I can tie flies down to size 32, there is a materials clip, and it rotates, for
The Bunny Midge
I’m having much less luck with my size 26 dries as we slide towards colder weather. Predominant hatches these days will be midges and simulium (or, black flies). Think really small hooks. So, I’ve been looking for new dries to tie in small hook sizes. After doing some online research I found the video above
Two Big Browns
I have blogged before about the Jensens. They are absolute fish hawks, who also produce incredible videos. Here is a very cool video that highlights a lot about strategy and technique. Note that they’re fishing nymphs without an indicator and are hook setting by watching a trout’s behavior. Very cool, particularly in that that one