Am on my annual fly fishing “retreat.” A few days to fish solo, relax, and eat well. (Edit: I’m in Pittsburg, NH.) Caught this large Brookie today. A good day!
Are Your Tippets Snapping?
I was fishing a local river, above a friendly angler. We were swapping tips and helping out each other. He was swinging wet flies. Hooked three. All three broke off as he set the hook. The tippet snapped. Now, I’m not an expert, but I’ve been thinking about his situation. He was using a pretty
Brown Trout at Dawn
I woke up before dawn to fish. The roads were empty, and it was very peaceful to drive on the abandoned roads, in the semi-dark. I brought my trusty 3-wt. specialty rod for tightline nymphing. The goal was to land some bass. I had only a few hours. I decided today would be about The
The Utah Killer Bug
(TetonTenkara) I read online at TenkaraGuides.com how one angler’s favorite fly is this one: the Utah Killer Bug. So, I tied up a few and fished with them a few times. I used a video from Tim Cammisa, at the bottom of this post, as my guide. I fished it as a trailer fly, behind