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TROUT Tip – Teaching
Teaching about fly fishing is the ultimate win-win. You get to pass along a craft, a tradition and a respect for species and wild places. Then, in return, you get better. Teaching someone something you love often creates opportunities for you to slow down to explain, reinforcing the lesson and cementing it in your brain in…
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TROUT Tip – roll casting
Get tips for making an effective roll cast and learn about it's many practical use cases in this week's trout tip.
The roll cast is a critical tool to have in any anglers’ arsenal. Not only will you frequently find yourself with an obstacle (a tree or bush or even a cliff wall) behind you that prevents the traditional overhead fly cast, but there's another reason it’s imperative to have a good roll cast: if the trout you’re fishing to are spooky, an overhead…
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TROUT Tip – finding trout
Early in the fishing season, it can be tough to once again remember where to find trout and how to read water. Often, we jump right in and start casting out of pure excitement but be assured it is better to take a few breaths before beginning and be observant. Slow down. Approach the water slowly and from downstream. Look at the…
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Tip – trout spey techniques and tactics
A bit ago, we shared Simon’s first video on what trout spey is all about, so now we’d like to help you move further down that road with his second video in the series. Simon will walk us through the three main fly types to use, techniques for rigging these flies and how to fish…
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Tip – getting started in trout spey
The knowledgeable Simon Gawesworth from Far Bank walks us through the gear and casts to get started in trout spey. He walks us through what trout spey is and why you might want to give it a try. Then he goes over the gear, where you might want to fish this method and specifics about…
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Tip – fishing big rivers
Big rivers equal big fish, right? That is certainly true in Chile, where this video is shot, but that is also true in many rivers across the U.S. We’ve covered fishing small streams and fishing from a boat, so now you’re ready to put those pieces together to fish a big river. Watch as Tom…
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Tip – fishing from a drift boat
Fly fishing out of a drift boat is a great way to cover water, but it requires some different techniques from wade fishing. Watch Far Bank Fly Fishing School’s Simon Gawesworth walk through how to more effectively fish from a drift boat. He goes over tackle, casting requirements, fishing from the front or the back…
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