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A Short Slough Story

Posted on August 18, 2009, 7:01 am, by JB, under Fish, Fishing Life, Flies, Lessons Learned, Remembrances.

Just a little story as a warm-up before the upcoming three-post series on terrestrial fishing… I remember one afternoon in the high-altitude meadows of Yellowstone National Park. It was a summer more than a decade ago, and I had hiked back into Slough Creek under a blistering mid-day sun. The sharp climb and elevation combined [...]

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Bow and Arrow Cast

Posted on May 23, 2009, 12:59 pm, by JB, under Casting, Lessons Learned, Techniques.

Up-close-and-personal fishing can be one of fly fishing’s most exciting aspects. At extremely close ranges, however, “normal” casting is often not possible or desirable. What to do? Easy, just break out your Bow and Arrow (cast, that is). While the Bow and Arrow Cast gets relatively little attention in fly fishing, I consider it a [...]

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Shotgunning

Posted on May 18, 2009, 8:02 pm, by JB, under Lessons Learned, Techniques.

(An oldie, but goodie. Back by request.) Riffles are the “hotbeds” of a stream system. Their relatively shallow depth and tumbling currents allow sunlight to penetrate and oxygen to mix. As a result, plants and algae, and the insects that feed on and live among them, multiply. And if you’ve got food, you’ve got fish. [...]

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Contrary Currents

Posted on March 30, 2009, 10:48 am, by JB, under Lessons Learned, Techniques.

(A bit of dredging from the old blog…) Currents are often viewed of as an enemy of controlled fly presentation, even when a fly needs to worked with action. By employing a critical angling eye, however, it’s possible to use currents to present the fly with more control than you could achieve otherwise. In many [...]

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