The huge expanses of water found when fly fishing lakes used to really intimidate me. I had become pretty good on rivers and streams, since they were much easier to read. All I saw with lakes and reservoirs was miles of flat water. Although I’ve learned how to put...
Once an angler actually fools the fish into taking the fly, the hookset and landing of the fish becomes the focus. I refer to this process as the “nab”. Any aspect of the line (leader or tippet) that was used to fool the fish can be treated separately from the...
As a kid, the first thing I remember about fishing line is the number with an “lb” and “test”. Since I was in America, this of course referred to tensile or breaking strength of this particular fishing line. Back then, our choice for fishing line was more or less...
Sight fishing has been a huge part of fly fishing for quite some time, and I’ve never met any fly fisherman that just detested it. Maybe this is why carp on the fly has become so popular and why it is so much fun. Couple the sight fishing with lots of refusals, and...
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