by Domenick Swentosky | Apr 25, 2021 | Stories
The flow of the river followed the curve of the valley wall. A huge, flat, vertical sheet of rock provided a bumper, as the streamflow deflected against the limestone karst. Then it dramatically changed directions. While the river we’d been fishing had been flowing... 
by Domenick Swentosky | Apr 23, 2021 | Remix
Today’s article is a remix from a couple years back. You can find it here: Play It As It Lies Enjoy the day. Domenick Swentosky T R O U T B I T T E N domenick@troutbitten.com 
by Domenick Swentosky | Apr 21, 2021 | Commentary, Stories, Tactics
I’ve been fishing with Smith for over a decade now. And when we first met, he was an inexperienced but eager angler with a pile of questions. Much of what he knew about fly fishing at the time had been learned intuitively, from time spent on the water answering his... 
by Domenick Swentosky | Apr 18, 2021 | Fly Casting, Tactics
If you have it, accuracy might be something that you take for granted. Oh, I’ll just punch the fly under those tree limbs and land the fly with an upstream curve to compensate for the swift current rolling sideways off the mossy rock. If that’s easy for you, then... 
by Domenick Swentosky | Apr 16, 2021 | Remix
Today’s article is a remix from a few years back. You can find it here: The first time out, a fly needs a good showing Enjoy the day. Domenick Swentosky T R O U T B I T T E N domenick@troutbitten.com... 
by Domenick Swentosky | Apr 14, 2021 | Remix
Today’s article is a Remix from 2018. You can find it here: Quick Tips — Put More Juice in the Cast Enjoy the day. Domenick Swentosky T R O U T B I T T E N domenick@troutbitten.com 
by Domenick Swentosky | Apr 12, 2021 | Reading Water, Tactics, Tips
Good fishing comes in patches. We wade into a prime spot, catch a few trout and miss another, until the action tapers off and we move on. Maybe an unexpected handful of fish comes in a piece of side water, but we find no takers in the next dark pocket. It’s... 
by Domenick Swentosky | Apr 9, 2021 | Remix
Today’s article is a favorite story from 2016. You can find it here: The Fisherman is Eternally Hopeful Enjoy the day. Domenick Swentosky T R O U T B I T T E N domenick@troutbitten.com 
by Domenick Swentosky | Apr 8, 2021 | Reading Water, Tactics, Tips
All good trout rivers are full of rocks. Bankside and midstream, big ones and small ones — rocks are everywhere. Unless the bottom is gravel or sand for long stretches, the composition of the riverbed is a series of boulders and stones scattered in various... 
