Since I’m going to soon be heading back to my old column in “Fly Fish America,” I thought that I’d post what is perhaps my favorite column from the “old days.” I suspect that parts of this story will show up again in another guise in a future column (and I can pretty much guarantee [...]

After a hiatus of a couple of years, I’m returning to writing my techniques-based column in ”Fly Fish America“ magazine. The refreshed column is scheduled to appear in FFA’s annual “Trout Issue,” with a May/June 2010 dating. The column, barring space or other issues, should appear in every issue thereafter. With a distribution model that is based heavily [...]

Sorry if this post is more like a tweet… I’ve been chatting and trading pix with German caster, Juergen Friesenhahn, about his Snap-Slip Spey—a slick and efficient cast. There will be a post coming for all you Spey-fanatics!

As with the previous beetle post, this is a snip from the July ’09 E-List mailing. I promised the E-List that I would add some info here on the blog (on fly tying, specifically). The tying part is coming up next. Actually, this is post 5 of 6 (each terrestrial subject has two parts). One [...]

As with the previous ant post, this is a snip from the July ’09 E-List mailing. I promised the E-List that I would add some info here on the blog (on fly tying, specifically). The tying part is coming up next. Actually, this is post 3 of 6 (each terrestrial subject will have two parts). [...]

This is a snip from the last (July ’09) E-List mailing. I promised the E-List that I would add some info here on the blog (on fly tying, specifically). That part is coming up next. Actually, this is post 1 of 6 (each terrestrial subject will have two parts). Posts on beetles and grasshoppers are [...]

It seems that someone has uploaded my father’s old (early 1980′s) Scientific Anglers film, “Fly Fishing for Trout,” onto YouTube (in six parts, see links below). Watching it makes me realize how fast the years have flown by when I think that my father was my current age (39) when this VHS(!) video was popular. Not so sure [...]

A bit of “re-play” from an old “Fly Fish America” article (which I think made the rounds three times in various states of tune). – – – – – – – – – - The use of droppers is a staple technique for many fly fishers around the world. During opportunistic (“eat what comes by”) [...]

Here is another of my previously published pieces that has worn out the printed page in several languages. So, I figure that FF&W is a good place for it to hang out for a while. It takes a somwhat alternate approach to presentation, but it’s an approach that I’m sure has been used successfully by [...]

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 [...]

(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. [...]

(A bit of casting/line handling skill for the upcoming (northern hemisphere) season). Triple Shooting is a name used to describe a sequence of three shooting-line skills made consecutively as a cast progresses. As a whole, Triple Shooting consists of Slip Shooting, Back Shooting and Front Shooting. Triple Shooting allows line to be lengthened rapidly and can [...]