Once we have an understanding of the Great Lakes steelhead and brown-trout density and the factors affecting our general approach, it helps to further refine our fly fishing approach. Every river varies in how fish distribute themselves throughout the system. The...
The biggest challenge when fly fishing for Great Lakes steelhead and lake-run brown trout is finding the fish. This is very different from stream fishing, or even stillwater fishing, for resident trout. Finding fish is, of course, a challenge in all of fly fishing....
Stealth when fly fishing for trout and steelhead (yes, I know steelhead are trout) in rivers is often seen in two ways. The anglers using stealth are either looked upon as a ninja/elite military force or a ballerina. Stealth is often seen as silly or unnecessary or...
It’s always assumed that a big fish is better than a small fish, it seems. It’s surprising, then, how popular a fish named after its tendency to stay smaller than a frying pan (“panfish”) can be, both among those who fish “conventional” methods and fly anglers. ...
Bass fly fishing can be just as, if not more, enjoyable than fly fishing for trout. You lose most of the insect factor, but other aspects of the experience make up for this. Fly fishing for bass is a combination of bonefishing and streamer fishing for brown trout...
The great Florida bonefish angler, Tim Mahaffey, tells the story of how Tim Borski (the artist and fabulous fly tyer) looked at the paltry variety of patterns found in his fly box. Borski, with his fabulously tied assortment of flies, was a bit surprised, if not...
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