If the river you were planning on fishing today is ‘out’, you can either go fishing or not go fishing. Only one of these decisions is going to leave you with a chance of catching fish. Even after you’ve made the (right) call to head out anyhow, you still have two options. You can go…
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Tips
Bonefishing Tips – Oldies But Goodies
We’ve got over 1,000 posts on our blog, and though we try to keep things organized and easy to find…we realize that some of our articles get overlooked. We’ve been putting out bonefishing tips since 2008, so if you’re a newcomer to our site there’s probably some good ‘old’ bonefishing content that you’ve been missing….
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A Story About Stripping
Ha, fooled you! Sorry, it’s a fishing story – about when to strip your fly when you’re bonefishing. Mike Sanders, Deneki GM, wrote up some wisdom passed on by Josie Sands at Andros South. We think you’re gonna like it. To Strip or Not to Strip It’s serene and beautiful up top no doubt, but…
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How to Not Land a Steelhead – 5 Simple Tips
OK, you’ve done the hard part – you’ve gotten a steelhead to eat your swung fly. Apparently some of you never wanted to land that fish in the first place, because we’ve seen all sorts of creative approaches to losing fish. We thought we’d share some of these – ahem – ‘tips’ with you today….
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Tailing Bonefish – Hit ‘Em On the Head
Most of the time that you’re casting a fly to a bonefish, that fish is cruising and you want to lead him with your fly – maybe 2 to 10 feet depending on the situation. Leading him gives your fly time to sink and ensures that he doesn’t spook from the ‘plunk’ of the fly…
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10 Ways to Have a Better Fishing Day
We’ve passed on a whole lot of fishing tips on our blog – 201 so far, to be exact. Today we’ve got some tips that we think will help you have a better day on the water – and not a single one of them will help you catch more fish. Have a read, and…
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Swinging as a Team
When you and a buddy swing flies together through a piece of water, it really makes sense to fish as a team! Working together you’ll learn more about how the fish want the fly presented in a particular piece of water, and you’ll probably increase your catch rate too. Here are some basic principles to…
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Backhand!
Since you’re probably starting to think about that upcoming bonefishing trip, you’re going to get in some casting practice, right? Seeing this super cool Louis Cahill photo reminded us that Bruce Chard thinks that presenting your fly on your backcast is one of the most important casts in flats fishing. Don’t forget to practice your…
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Rotate Your Rod – Shooting Line
Last week we passed on a tip related to making longer spey casts with shooting heads – holding your loops in your top hand. For those of you who like to huck, we’re following that up today with another tidbit that helps with easier casts at longer distances. This one comes from the world of…
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Pinch Loops in Your Top Hand
Your fearless editor spent last week fishing two-handed rods for steelhead and chinook salmon at BC West on the Dean River. We had a stellar group of folks at the lodge, including Michael White, Simms and Idylwilde rep for the Southern Rockies. Whitey gave up another nice spey casting tip during the week, and we…
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