swinging flies
Color Coding Sink Tips
Time to get organized! Photo: Kyle Shea Changing sink tips on the river already takes up valuable time that your fly should be in the water....
Slow Your Swing Down First
Slower often helps. Photo: Kyle Shea When you're swinging flies for steelhead or salmon, there are times when 'the perfect swing' doesn’t elicit the response you...
5 Reasons to Swing for Trout This Winter
Catch trout, stay warm. Photo: John Travis Let’s face it, winter trout fishing is hard. If you are crazy like us, odds are you are not...
It’s How Your Fly Swims That Matters
Be the fly, Billy. Photo: Louis Cahill For anglers learning the basics of swinging flies for steelhead and salmon, the simplest way to think about presentation...
Hang Your Fly on the Stripping Guide
Keep it tidy. Here's a handy little tip for those of you who like swinging flies with shooting heads - using single or double-handed rods. The...
Swinging Flies for Dolly Varden
Target the thick ones. Photo: Kyle Shea If you have spent much time fishing in Alaska, odds are you have seen your share of Dolly flats....
How to Unstick a Snagged Swung Fly
...and then you're free to cast again! Photo: Louis Cahill If you're swinging wet flies in a rocky river like the Dean, your fly is occasionally...
Leader Length and Fly Weight
This guy got it right. Photo: Ric Fogel/Sportfolio Today we continue our Alaska Guide Secrets series, in which you get the inside scoop direct from our...
