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