Fly Fishing Adventures
Jeff’s summaries of his fly fishing exploits.
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. […]
Spring Fly Fishing on a Small Lake
I’m not sure about you but one of my very favorite things is to fly fish new water. Recently, in a very round-a-bout way I came across an opportunity to try out some new water. Once school was over I loaded up the truck and off I went. New water is like a big puzzle […]
The Niangua River – Browns, Bows and Smallies
Just a mere 11 miles west of Lebanon, Missouri lies Bennet Spring State Park. The spring itself is pretty amazing as somewhere in the range of 110 million gallons of cold spring water bubbles up from Mother Earth each day and trickles northward towards The Niangua River. At that confluence a peculiar thing goes on; […]