(Grant Figura) You may know of Grant Figura, a local guide and photographer. I’ve written about him in the past (here), and he wrote a guest post on streamers (here). I follow his blog, and it is one of my favorites. The photographs he takes are simply incredible. He also seems like a nice guy.
Tight Quarters
I took a vacation day to fish the Swift. Seemed like quite a few others had the same idea. It was insanely packed. Steve Culton just blogged (here) that the Farmington also was busy. Saw pretty aggressive behavior as people wedged in, but, hey, I’ve long accepted that angler etiquette is different at the Swift.
Good Thermos for Winter Fishing
If you’re fishing right now, you probably know how comforting it is to drink some warm liquid when you’re on the water. It just makes you feel better. I read on an online fly fishing forum about this coffee thermos. It is slim and you can tuck it into your waders. Most important, it keeps
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