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Video spotlight: American Crocodile Encounters
I'm headed the Mayan Riviera in a few weeks to chase bonefish and other salty critters on the fly—it's a great place to visit if you're a fly fisher, especially if you can get out of the perpetual "spring break" atmosphere near Cancun. You can chase flats fish along the beach as you head south…
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Fly tying: Improved BWO Sparkle Dun
Blue-winged Olives might be the fly fisher's best friend in the mayfly world. No, they're not big. They're not terribly enticing to tie a the vise. But, damn, on any blustery day, they could show up and quickly move up the menu for feeding trout. I love to fish the South Fork of the Snake…
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Skills: The Davy Knot
Small flies can be tough to tie on to tippet streamside using some of the more traditional knots, like the improved clinch knot, simply because, when completed, the knot is too big. I started using the Davy knot as a substitute for small flies a few years back, and I've never had one fail in…
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Skills: How to make a roll cast
A lot of folks consider the roll cast to be "advanced" fly fishing. It's not. And it's not hard to learn, perfect and perform on a regular basis. But, as RIO Product's Brand Manager Simon Gawesworth notes in the video below, it does require some explaining. Just like any cast in fly fishing, there is…
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Voices from the River: Right as rain
"The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain." — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow By Dave Ammons It was going to be a wet one. In the days prior to my trip up the canyon the forecast promised showers over the weekend, although I was hoping for the intermittent variety. Nope.…
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Video spotlight: A Tale of Three Trout
I love fishing trips with a purpose. Here in the West, particularly in our backcountry streams, fly fishers can target specific species of trout and char just by choosing a destination. Wild rainbows? Try a great little creek that flows west off the Gallatin Range near the town of Ennis, Mont. Browns? Hit the Bear…
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What’s wrong with this picture?
Well, for clarification, let me add that this photo was taken off my deck. In Colorado. At 8,300 feet in elevation. On Jan. 18. At 4:30 in the afternoon. I know many of you in the East have had a brutally cold and snowy winter. We could sure use some of that. Just don't tell…
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