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Tip – Streamer Fishing
Streamer fishing has evolved significantly over the years.
Streamer fishing has evolved significantly over the years. Many anglers would only fish with “meat” when dry flies or nymphs didn’t work. Now anglers are streamer fishing all day and sometimes exclusively. Flies have increased in size, changed shapes and gained actions that trout can’t lay off. Techniques have also advanced making streamer fishing thrilling. …
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Tip – Advanced Lake Fishing Techniques
For me and many anglers I know, lake fishing is a mystery.
For me and many anglers I know, lake fishing is a mystery. The basics are there: look for the inlet and outlet of the lake, structure near the surface or along the shoreline. Beyond that, lake fishing remains elusive. Check out this latest tip video with Tom Rosenbauer as he gains a great deal of…
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Tip – Small Stream Fishing
If you haven’t already, now is the time to hit small creeks for great end-of-summer fishing. They don’t hold the biggest fish, but the fish are generally plentiful and beautiful. Plus, the waters are often cooler than bigger rivers, which is a quality to adhere to when temperatures rise. Tom Rosenbauer, of Orvis fame, tells…
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Tip – Where Trout Live
Over the weekend, I had a tough time finding fish in a river I’ve fished regularly over the past few summers. Typically, I’ve had no trouble homing in on where the trout are, but this past weekend was a different story. The fish were not looking up, and the few I did find seemed to…
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Fly Casting: What You See is What You Get
It’s okay to look at your backcast.
It’s okay to look at your backcast. Your backcast is the foundation for everything that happens, so if it isn’t looking good back there, it probably won’t fix itself when it unfolds in front of you. You just don’t want to turn and contort your whole body out of whack as you look at the…
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Tips for fishing dry flies
Tom Rosenbauer walks us through the excitement and differing scenarios of fishing with dry flies in this video. Dry fly season is in full swing across much of the country, so check out some of these tips from Orvis’ Tom Rosenbauer. He’s one of the fishiest people we know, so take his word to heart…
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Turn on the Stove to Curve Cast
A curve cast is a handy way to work around obstacles or tuck a fly right along the bank. Basically, you stop the rod abruptly with the rod at an angle, and instead of tracking straight (up and down) the leader kicks either right or left, depending on which side you’re powering the stroke from. …
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