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fishing

  • Headwaters

    A future with fish

    It’s almost odd to look back at milestones and what they meant to me at the time. First fish on a fly rod. First fish on a dry fly I tied. First twenty-fish day. First 20-inch fish on a No. 20 fly I tied myself.

    Once upon a time there was a dude who drove a blue, manual transmission Ford Focus into California’s Sierra Nevada by himself to catch rainbow and brook trout on caddis flies he tied himself. He thought highly of himself. He had persevered through the days of catching branches and bushes more than fish and graduated…

  • Fishing

    Tip – casting sinking lines

    Now that fish are moving deeper, it’s time to cast sinking lines. Watch these tips from Orvis on how to cast these lines for the most effective presentations to deeper trout. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo9MGTxRomc&list=PLEXZljM8NmhtGMQuVaaJ9TZq3SZY74R_5&index=86

  • Fishing Trout Talk

    Tip – advanced streamer fishing

    Are you ready to take your streamer fishing to the next level for this fall? Watch this video from Orvis’ Tom Rosenbauer to understand changes in streamers throughout the years, how to rig for streamer fishing, different lines for different scenarios and so much more. Enjoy and we hope you have great success streamer fishing…

  • From the President

    Blue Lines

    When I was first introduced to fly fishing by my friend, Bill Sargent, in Vermont, I fell in love with a whisper of a stream that flowed off the Green Mountain National Forest. The brookies were rarely longer than six inches, but the scenery and solitude made up for the lack of fish girth. It…

  • Fishing The True Cast Trout Talk

    The True Cast – Respect

    “Game fish are too valuable to be caught only once.”

    How does one begin to explain “respect” in the context of a leisure pursuit—fly fishing—that largely revolves around sticking a sharp hook in an animal’s mouth, and then pulling it around by the face, only to release it and let it go, maybe having snapped a photo or two for posterity… or to make a…

  • Fishing Trout Talk

    Tip – how to fish nymphs

    As the weather cools and bug hatches decrease, it’s time to switch to fishing more nymphs. As that is a trout’s primary diet, learning how to fish them most effectively is certain to boost your success rate. Watch this video to learn more about the flies and gear as well as tips and techniques. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIQJXo3VULs&list=PLEXZljM8NmhtGMQuVaaJ9TZq3SZY74R_5&index=80