** NOTE ** Find the YouTube Video Below Trout eat nymphs, and they eat them a lot. Sometimes it seems like that's all they'll eat. But how and where are trout eating nymphs in the moment? Sometimes, trout eat nymphs on the drop -- as the fly is falling or fluttering...
Long ago, the Troutbitten crew had a private forum where we exchanged ideas and stories every day. At the heart of those stories were the fishing reports. We fished hard, and we fished often. Those reports contained the details. Most times, it was nothing but the...
** NOTE ** Find the Companion YouTube Video Below Last week, I published a detailed breakdown of tightline dry dropper styles on a Mono Rig. It’s a thorough, lengthy look at a fun and effective tactic that I use frequently. The information is in both article and video...
** NOTE ** Find the Companion YouTube Video Below A dry fly below the sighter in a tight line, Mono Rig system, with a reasonable nymph tied in below — that’s my favorite way to fish with a fly rod. I like the dry on a four-inch tag and a dry fly pattern that offers...
Fishing is a story . . . On a spring morning, I took advantage of some good nymphing action to test a Micro Mono Rig against the Standard. Varying conditions provided different challenges, but the good action remained until the end.
At the top of the flat, my time is up, and I chuckle at the absurdity of two things while breaking down my rod: First, tight line dry-dropper drop-shot as a thing. And second, why had I never considered it before?
Understanding the fly’s position — where it is and where it’s going — is the key challenge in fly fishing. And aside from basic casting skills, an awareness of the fly in the current is the most essential skill.
Never forget that it’s all about contact — not all the time, and not so much that you’re moving the nymphs. Perfect tracking is just barely out of contact. And throwing a pile of slack into the water only works when you get lucky.
Fishing is a story . . . On a warm winter day, I fished the buckets, because that’s where the trout were. Stick and move. That’s the game of shooting fish in a barrel.
We’re told that selective trout eat smaller flies. And I’m convinced that the most pressured trout prefer more natural patterns too. But how can our small non-descript nymph, with no adornments or flashy attractions, possibly stand out enough to convince a trout? How can we make a simple, small fly stand out? Put bait in front of it . . .