Flymen Blog

Everyone has their own style of fishing whether it be with a spinning rod or a fly rod.
Those of us who choose to pick up a fly rod also have our little own niches in which we choose to stick with.
Unfortunately, we tend to put our streamer boxes aside during this time of year and stick to more traditional approaches.
Yes, itβs exhilarating to watch that giant brown trout come to the surface and take your size 18 dry fly as you fish a tail out of a pool or a nice steady run, but what is more heart pumping than watching that same giant fish chase your 4β to 8β streamer from bank to bank and demolish your fly on the strip or the end of your swing?

Angler overcrowding and fishing pressure aren't limited to just weekends. Any given weekday can look like a Saturday during peak salmon season.
With this overcrowding comes the question of how close is too close to fish next to someone?
Here are 6 easy things to consider when someone is occupying water you think holds fish. Continue reading