Trout Tips | Page 32

Editor's note: The following is exerpted from TU's book, "Trout Tips," available now for overnight delivery. If a trout misses your dry fly, or refuses it, move a short distance away. Give the fish a break; then go back with a different fly. That may be the one he's looking for. — Dan Beistel, Oviedo,…

Editor's note: The following is exerpted from TU's book, "Trout Tips," available online for overnight delivery. When I was learning to read books, I learned by having someone read to me. Soon, I was able to pick out a word or two, then sentences, paragraphs, etc. Eventually, I was able to read an entire book…

Small-stream angling is generally considered the "short game" of fly fishing—it's rare that an angler would need to throw more than 20 feet or so. But that's not always the case, and it pays to "bring a driver" on small water, too—come equipped with your double-haul. Chances are, you won't need it, but when fish…

Trout in small, backcountry streams are opportunists, but that doesn't mean theyr'e stupid. The old rule still applies: If you can see the fish, chances are, they can see you, too. When I fish small water, I like to put structure between me and the fish whenever possible, and I like to make my profile…

When I was a kid, the first fly-fishing technique my grandfather ever shared with me was "dapping." Rather than burden a 10-year-old with all the details of a complex fly cast, he would simply pull about three feet of fly line through the tip-top and put a hopper or some high-floating dry fly on my…