There are hundreds, if not thousands, of options to choose from with our fly fishing leaders and tippets. No matter which tippet or leader you choose, it will affect your fly fishing dramatically. Each leader or tippet offers you ways to really improve your fly...
Fly fishing knots don’t really vary from other fishing knots. What we call “fly fishing” knots are knots applied to fly fishing gear and fishing scenarios. If you’re just getting into fly fishing or you are looking for a few tips on some different knots, here are the...
Fly fishing with chironomids is one of the most effective techniques for stillwater fly fishing. This type of fly fishing often doesn’t evoke images of high testosterone hundred-yard casts and ripping giant seven-inch streamers into the mouth of a toothy brown trout....
The first time a fish took me to my backing was when I was stillwater fly fishing. I quickly learned that the biggest fish I could go after were going to have some sort of connection to water that wasn’t moving all of the time. If you look at salmon or steelhead and...
The genius that is Bob Popovics has created some of the most game-changing fly patterns and techniques in modern fly fishing. His laboratory is the coastal striper water of the North-East, but his patterns have shaped the way we tie and the way we fish for species the...
Egg patterns, more times than not, blur the line between food and triggers. Among the most important triggers are the color, shape, and size. Egg patterns are, of course, a great imitation of an important food source, but spawning and migratory fish go through weird...