From Jo: I connected with Ray Cianni and Nick Meloy on Reddit, back when I was new to tightline nymphing. They patiently answered my questions, and I was so grateful to them. They’re busy people but took the time. I was eager to learn because they both compete in fly fishing tournaments. I also am
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
Steel: Episode 2
I recently got to go out steelheading again for a couple days with one of my colleagues, Kevin, and his Dad, Pat. We went to the Pulaski area where some other bloggers have posted about in the past. It was the weekend before Thanksgiving, and conditions were favorable. Weather was nice and flows and visibility