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Best Fly Fishing Videos Online… Funny, Inspiring, Helpful, And More

Whether you’re looking for fly fishing videos for beginners or an inspirational fly fishing video or two, we’ve got ’em all here!

6 Tips For Fly Fishing Brook Trout

Brook Trout, a variety of salmon living in clear, cool streams in the eastern U.S. and Canada, are a favorite of fly fishermen. These 6 tips will make your Brook Trout fly fishing trips even more successful!

Wet Fly Fishing Upstream – Some Helpful Tips

Upstream wet fly fishing creates a challenge for most fly anglers, but it certainly has its benefits. Here’s what you need to know to try your hand at wet fly fishing upstream.

Fly Fishing Video Shows How To Nymph Fish

Following is a good, basic video showing the steps involved for nymph fishing. Nymph fishing is a challenging technique of fishing with the fly underwater. Bring your waders!

Wet Fly Fishing Downstream For Beginners

How to do downstream casting when using wet flies. Plus, how to ‘mend the line’ and do a ‘wet fly swing’ when fly fishing.

How To Use Fish Spawning Habits To Your Advantage In Fly Fishing

Understanding fish spawning rituals can greatly increase your chances of being around, and possibly hooking that adult specimen that you’ve been after. Here’s how to use fish spawning habits to your favor.

How To Present A Dry Fly On Running Water

A dry fly is also known as a floating fly. Dry flies are the best ones to use if you are fishing on running water during the hatch. Here’s why, plus tips for presenting a dry fly on running water.

Tips For Fly Fishing High Water

If the river is raging when you arrive at your favorite fly fishing destination, have no fear. With these tips, you can master the high water and take home a nice catch! These are our best fly fishing high water tips.

Fly Fishing For Pike: The Best Pike Flies, Plus Other Tips & Tricks

If you plan to go fly fishing for pike soon, make sure that you have the proper pike gear first. Here’s what you need to know about fly fishing for pike.

Salt Water Fly Fishing Tips For Newbies

When you’re fly fishing in salt water, it can be difficult to locate fish — because in salt water, fish have a vast territory to move around. Here’s how to locate and catch saltwater fish species, plus tips for fishing with the tides.

Trout Stream Fishing Tips – How To Fly Fish In Small Creeks & Streams For Big Trout

Never pass by any small creek or stream if it has deep, cool water. You may be amazed at the size of the trout living beneath the water!

Fly Rod Casting Techniques: Forward Cast & Back Cast Basics

Let’s go over some of the basic fly casting techniques. Most of the links provided in this article go to videos so you can actually see the right way to cast a fly rod.

How To Fine-Tune Your Fly Fishing Approach Without Spooking The Fish

Here are several things you can do to prevent fish from becoming aware of your approach.

The Best Trout Fishing Hotspots For Fly Fishermen

Here are some of the best places where trout tend to congregate, plus general tips for trout fishing…

Fly Fishing Wading Tips

There are some very specific things that every fly fisherman should follow. Here are the best fishing wading safety rules.

Fly Fishing Knots Used When Tying Flies

Here are some tips for tying fly fishing knots, plus links to the best sites for learning to tie your own fly fishing knots — including animated photos and knot-tying videos!

Salmon Fly Fishing Tips

Here’s what you need to know to catch salmon on your next fly fishing trip.

Rainbow Trout Fly Fishing Tips

Here’s everything you need to know about fly fishing for rainbow trout.

Tips For Fly Fishing In Big Rivers

Here are my best tips for fishing big rivers.

How To Play, Land And Release Your Catch

As you cast your fly into an eddy, a fish strikes. When this happens, you need to know how to play, land and release your catch. Always have a plan for playing and landing your catch. Here are some tips.

Fly Fishing Etiquette

Everyone has the right to enjoy their favorite pastime without being disturbed. Though you might consider the area your fishing spot, others have the right to enjoy it also. Here’s how to fly fish in the company of other fly fishermen.

Wet Fly Fishing vs Dry Fly Fishing ~ Flies, Casting, And Techniques

If you are fishing a fly below the water surface, you are wet fly fishing. Wet fly fishing is more about how you fish the fly rather than the fly itself. Most of the time, wet fly anglers are more successful because fish feed under the film and feast on smaller fish, terrestrials, aquatic bugs, shrimp, crayfish and tadpoles.

11 Fly Fishing Tips To Help Beginners Catch More Fish

Everything from how to present the fly to casting tips when using wet flies versus dry flies. How to find fishing buddies, choose the right gear, and more!

Reading The Rise When You’re Fly Fishing: How It’s Done

Reading the rise means studying the movement a fish makes when it comes to the water’s surface to take an insect. It’s important to learn to read the rise because it allows you to know exactly what the fish are doing, so you know which fly fishing tactics to use to catch the fish.

Catch And Release Fishing For New Anglers

Catch and release… everyone’s doing it! Really. Practicing catch and release when fly fishing can greatly increase the survival of fish species and ensure that future generations have an opportunity to enjoy the adventure of fly fishing. If you are new to fly fishing, here are some things you should know about the art of catch and release.

Trying To Match The Hatch? You Might Want To Try Something 180-Degrees Different Instead

Say you are on the river or lake, and you see all kinds of insects flying around. You see bugs in the air and bugs on the water. So you think: “I need to match the hatch” to catch these fish. Which for the uninitiated means: try to match the live flies you are witnessing with a good imitation. Here’s my tip: Try something different instead!

Fishing For Panfish: How To Catch ‘Em And How To Cook ‘Em

Panfish are small fish that are no longer then the width of a frying pan. Most are members of the sunfish family. Individual names for varieties of panfish include: stumpknocker, shellcracker, pumpkinseed, longear sunfish and the more common black crappie, silver crappie, yellow breast, yellow perch or ring perch, sunnies, rock bass, warmouth, green sunfish and bluegills. Here’s how to catch & cook panfish…

Readin’, Writin’ and ARhythmAddict – Part 2: Sunday Sunrise Service

I wrote this piece one Easter season. It has been picked up by an outdoors literature and art publisher.

Readin’, Writin’ and ARhythmAddict – Part 1: Nashville To Montana

John McEuen, one of the founders of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, gave me this album years ago. Acoustic Traveler is one of my favorites.

Tips From My First Casting Lesson That Might Help You Too

Fly casting is not about brute strength, it’s about timing, rhythm and grace. It’s about loading the rod and letting the rod work for you.

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RonI'm a fly fishing guide in Montana. One of my greatest pleasures in life is introducing people to fly fishing -- watching them catch their first fish on a fly, and watching them 'get it' when it all comes together. I love sharing what I've learned in an easy-to-understand manner.

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MaryI enjoy writing about my life experiences -- including the fun times I've had while fishing and enjoying nature. In my fly fishing articles I like to share helpful how-tos to help newbies grasp the most basic concepts of fly fishing.

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