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There's no question that sight-fishing is my favorite way to fly fish. The experience of stalking, making a perfect presentation, and ultimately watching the...

From Loon Outdoors: "As any seasoned trout angler will tell you, fishing subsurface is a far more effective way of putting flies in front of feeding fish. D...

From RIO Products: "This episode of RIO's "How To" series, is bought to you by RIO ambassador Phil Rowley. In this film Phil talks about the various retrieve...

"It's really starting to blow out here, let's find some place to fish out of this wind!" Have you ever heard a phrase like that used by another angler or po...

How do you hold your fly rod? Do you always use the same grip? Sometimes in fly fishing, a short, soft, accurate presentation is essential if you want to hav...

When streamer fishing is mentioned, one typically thinks of flies that are modest to large in size. A sizable fly represents a more calorie-dense meal and ha...

Part of what makes bass fishing so much fun to me is that there is often a complex puzzle to figure out. Resulting from things like weather and water tempera...

Nobody is perfect. Everyone misses or loses fish! Whether it's nymphs, dries, or streamers, effectively hooking 100% of your fish over any substantial period...

Standard fly lines can already be pretty confusing, but now you might have to worry about shooting heads?!?!? Luckily, for many people shooting heads will be...

The huge number of species available here in Florida makes it a paradise for anglers. Peacock bass are definitely one of the most unique. First stocked into ...

Streamer fishing is a pretty easy way to catch fish, right? After all, you just have to tie on a fly, cast it out, and strip it back in! It depends on the ty...

It's not always like the picture above. Flat water makes casting easy, but wind is often a good thing. People often hate fly fishing in the wind, but to be a...

There is often so much emphasis placed on casting distance, but does that really matter very often? Ok, your new $900 rod can cast the whole line without bre...

As I walked along the high bank of a local lake a few years ago, I was astounded how low the water was. The shallower arms of the lake were quite a bit narrow...

Late summer and fall presents many areas with low water conditions. It can still be an outstanding time to fish, but very low and very clear water can also o...

The last couple months I've been thinking a lot about trout fishing. Living in Florida where snook, tarpon, peacock bass, bonefish, and countless other exoti...

Fly fishing for bass is addictive no matter how you slice it, but on topwater? Ohhh yeahhh....now we're talking! Throwing topwater bass flies is not only a s...

I don't think anybody will disagree that wading is important and often mandatory for catching fish. However, I've seen wading have the opposite effect. The d...

I'm a straight-up streamer junkie, period. I've always gravitated more towards bass and saltwater fly fishing where streamers obviously reign supreme, but ev...

Bass are ideal fly rod fish. They are found in countless bodies of water, are strong, often aggressive, and typically don't require super-technical setups or...