Three Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Streamer Fishing
Just this week I read a short but interesting piece on MidCurrent Fly Fishing News (if you don’t subscribe to it….it is a weekly blurb online and well worth the time). The topic was the three things I wish I had known when I started fly fishing. This got me thinking and therefore, below, are […]
Legalities of Using a Float Tube for Fishing
A recent situation prompted me to write the following e-mail regarding the legalities of float tube fishing … Greetings, I am a high school teacher and avid fly fisherman who lives in Owen County. A friend of mine who has a float tube (as I do) recently went to Spring Mill to partake in the […]
Fly Fishing for Smallmouth – A Twenty Incher
Spring of 2017 here in southern Indiana has been an early one and as a result the smallmouth are up and moving around in pursuit of food as they have a voracious appetite in preparation for their spring mission, the spawn. On this day we had experienced a weather change that had dropped the temps […]
Fly Fishing for Smallmouth on a Gorgeous Day
Water is the key to most fly fishing success. I spend so much time each year watching gauges and trying to figure out what the weather is going to do over the next few days. On this night all factors were as near perfect as possible and I was able to slam the smallmouth. I […]
Spring Small Creek Fly Fishing for Rock Bass and Smallmouth
What I have found…and came to love about fly fishing is a simple truth; not every night out needs to be about catching tons of fish or big lunkers. Maybe that is a sign of maturity…which would surprise some folks in my life…or maybe it is a sign of how much I truly love nature. […]