Flymen Blog
When I started fly fishing tide pools along the West Coast, there wasn’t any information about how to go about fly fishing these areas.
After much trial and error, I eventually started finding success using a mix of techniques from various aspects of fishing, which opened up an exciting and diverse new area to explore using a fly rod.
Hopefully this article will help ease the learning curve into this great and ever-changing fishery!
Over the last 20 years of streamer fishing I've encountered many different situations.
I've fished fast Western rivers, Southern tailwaters with variations of speed based on dam flows, and slow Midwestern streams and lakes.
One of the most important factors I have found to maximize fly action is having the correct weight for each situation. Continue reading
I swear to fish the hatch and the whole hatch.
To most fly anglers, fishing the hatch means fishing dries, spinners, or maybe emerger patterns to actively feeding trout.
For more years than I can remember, I've spent time sitting on the bank waiting for the “hatch” to happen.
Then about 15 years ago it hit me when a guide client asked me, “what were the bugs doing before they hatched?"
Bam! Light went on.
Why I hadn’t thought of this myself? Continue reading
Catching big trophy fish is often the goal we hope to reach.
It can sometimes happen by surprise or by luck.
But catching bigger fish regularly is what makes the difference between the men and the boys and between the women and the girls.
Big fish are at the top of the food chain, and they didn’t get there by chance.
Usually they're clever, wary, and opportunistic.
How can a fly angler put this to good use? Continue reading
One of my favorite things about fly fishing is the extent to which fly anglers use their passion for fly fishing to give voice to their personal platforms for community service and civic engagement.
We’re able to give back so substantially when we draw together the threads of our many networks.
Here are 3 ways you can get involved and use fly fishing as your platform to make a difference. Continue reading