Fishing is a story . . . I’ve fished all of my favorite rivers from their mouths to their headwaters. And within those mile of opportunity, my favored spots keep calling me back. I fish these places for a hard reset, for a return to home base — for getting back to the familiar by seeing what has changed.
The good wader keeps moving, believes in traction, casts in rhythm and makes no excuses. The good wader becomes the good angler . . .
The RS boot is what happens when you start with a blank sheet and ask, “What do serious anglers actually need in a boot?” The RS boots are not overbuilt. They’re purpose-built, for those who fish. Skwala’s RS boots check every box on my wish list for the perfect wading boot.
Rounding the corner with a Corner Cast often outperforms a Roll Cast. It’s faster, more efficient and easier. But remember, it requires great casting from, with good line speed and crisp stops. That’s where good fly casting always begins. So develop a good baseline and everything else will follow. . . .
Understanding the ideas of other anglers through the decades is how I learn. It’s how we all learn. The names change, but the process remains. We build a framework from others. Then we fit together the pieces of who we are as an angler . . .
You can fish tight line to the indicator style with a Micro Mono Rig instead of a Standard, but here’s what you’ll be giving up. Here’s what you’re losing . . .
. . . It all starts with a good understanding of the Mono Rig as a HYBRID system. The Standard Mono Rig casts and mends like a fly line, so we use the most unique advantage of fly fishing, introducing slack in the best places . . .
I think we ended up right where we started, realizing that small stream fishing leads us into everything there is to love about fishing, and maybe helping to teach us some of the most important lessons of all. Wherever you are, wherever you fish, take some time to hike upstream into a narrow, shaded valley. You just might fall in love.