Fly Fishing Tips Archives

Video – How To Tie A Perfection Loop Knot

Knowing how to tie a knot correctly can make the difference between a successful day of fishing or “knot”, pun intended! In this video I’ll show you how to tie what’s called a “Perfection Loop”. This knot is one that I use to attach leader to tippet and even sections of tippet to tippet. It […]

Video – Fishing A Crayfish Pattern Fly For Smallmouths

The video you are going to watch is me fishing a smaller creek here in southern Indiana. I am fishing the crayfish pattern that I showed you how to tie in an earlier video. You will see how to jig the fly through a hole and entice a strike from a smallmouth. If you haven’t […]

Stream Tactics for Smallies

If you haven’t noticed…spring is in full bloom and frankly the window for some incredible small stream fishing is going on right now! Here in southern Indiana we are blessed with lots of water and quite a bit of small stream fishing; a little planning might just find you hooked up with a fine specimen. […]

Video – Fly Casting Basics – Part 2

This video is the second part in a 4 part series on fly casting. If you have watched Part 1 of the series, then this should continue the process and start you doing two things; false casting and learning how to allow line to slide out through your line hand so that you can make […]

Video – Fly Casting Basics – Part 1

This video features basic material for those of you who have asked and would like to either start fly fishing or want to improve your existing technique. The idea with this video and others to come is to watch…then go and practice and prepare for yet another level of skill work that you can add […]

Float Tube Fishing on Easter Weekend

Easter is without question one of my favorite times of each year. I love the fact that the Dogwoods bloom at just the right time…almost like they know something about the holiday? Some would call this an environmental coincidence but I tend to think it has a certain plan; winter for all purposes is the […]