It’s October again and we have some gorgeous weather and perfect water conditions to enjoy. Short winged stones are still around but we are seeing October Caddis, Gray Drakes, Blue Winged Olives and mid sized Brown Caddis. Not to make things to simple but right now you can fish October Caddis, Parachute Adams and Brown Caddis on the surface and…
Chris Hunt put together a great piece in Hatch Magazine which highlights some of the great work Scientific Anglers and The American Museum of Fly Fishing are doing to help preserve fly fishing history. The Museum and SA have worked together to preserve some of fly fishing’s classic films online. They’re now free to view, and feature videos from folks like Flip…
Today’s edition of Tying Tuesday features the Swing Sculpin, from Matt over at Loon Outdoors. This looks like a fantastic pattern, especially as we move into fall when fish are traditionally much more aggressive. The post Tying Tuesday: Swing Sculpin appeared first on MidCurrent. Source link
Came across this via our pal Sadler’s Substack. Is it time for a Grip Switch? When the subject of grip comes up, and I express that I prefer the Index on top, the response is usually something like, “I can see using that for little short casts,” followed by a schoolmarm-like finger-pointing motion. LINK (via Epic) Source link
Holy shit, and in a float tube. Clearly could be targeted with a top water fly. The post LOCH NESS MONSTER CATFISH ! appeared first on Moldy Chum. Source link
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Technical tailwaters can be discouraging for the best of us. But, with the right approach and technique anglers can have great success. Check out this video from Trouts all about euro nymphing in technical tailwaters. Source link
Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing (PHWFF) is delighted to announce that it has named John Langford as its new Chief Executive Officer. Langford started in his position on September 19, 2022. Langford served in the United States Marine Corps for 23 years, primarily as a Weapons and Sensors Officer in the F-18D Hornet, before retiring in 2009. He completed multiple…
Excerpted from the book The Last Wild Road, by T. Edward Nickens. Appalachian browns like the Yallerhammer, as well. The old man called the fly the “skull crusher” because the brook trout would come after it so hard and fast that they’d bash their heads on boulders. He tied them with one arm, in the cool of the little store in…
It’s been a long time coming, but the folks at Ross Reels have just released two new colors of Ross Reels including a platinum San Miguel Reel and a matte Olive Animas and Colorado Reel. This slideshow requires JavaScript. The new colors are not limited edition runs and will be available in all sizes of currently offered reels. They are…