Fly Fishing Tips
Tips to help you become a better fly fisherman or woman.
Fly Fishing From The Ground Up – Part 3 – Wading Belts & Safety
Sadly, each year there are a few waders who get themselves in bad situations and even a few that die from it. None of us ever want to leave the house to go fishing…and not return. So…this week we are going to discuss wading belts, the use of them and safety involved with wading. There […]
Video – Cold Weather Smallmouth Fly Fishing Tips – Part 2
The video you are about to view is a follow up to part 1 and is a bit shorter. I have fished through this hole and at this point I am about to leave the bottom portion of the hole. Once again I am using a Cabela’s TQR rod, 5’6”, 4 weight with a WF4 […]
Video – Cold Weather Smallmouth Fly Fishing Tips – Part 1
The video you are about to view is of me fly-fishing for Smallmouth on a small stream in southern Indiana. I am using a Cabela’s TQR rod, 5’6”, 4 weight with WF4 floating line. The stream is up a little as we had rain a couple days in advance. I am also casting a half […]
Winter Smallies On The Meramec River
I made a cross stream cast as the current was flowing moderately from my left to right; I watched as my brown wooly bugger crossed in front of a large downed tree…and then disappeared. The abrupt tug on the other end sent my senses into high gear as I made a powerful strip with my […]
Fly Fishing Tip – Smallmouth Bass In February
Here’s a tip that relates to my most recent fishing adventures. The past couple weeks have been good for smallies; I have found that all yellow…along with shad colored half and half streamers fished slowly along the bottom has proved highly productive. Allowing the fly to swing from the faster water into slower, eddy paced […]
Fly Fishing From The Ground Up – Part 2 – Waders
Welcome to the second part of our series designed to help you get ready for this upcoming fly fishing season; today we are going to discuss waders. For our part today I am going to discuss stockingfoot waders and not boot waders. You may own and do well with boot waders but I personally am […]