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
Tippet Rings Rock
I last year started using tippet rings (Amazon.com link here). When a leader gets shorter and shorter throughout the day, you’re supposed to add tippet to it via blood knot. But, I’m not great at blood knots, and I’m particularly bad at them when I’m in a river. I’m too impatient. I instead use a
The Double Davy
I’ve tried a lot of knots. Over time, I’ve found the Double Davy to be the strongest, easiest to tie, and the one that minimizes tippet waste. I first heard about the knot from a magazine interview with Kelly Galloup of the Slide Inn, which is adjacent to the famed Upper Madison River. My favorite