Jason has been giving the smallies a hard time in recent days. Not that they don’t deserve it, it’s just that I wish I was there havin at ’em, too. In our forthcoming book, Long Flies, I discuss a tactic called the jigging Swing that is one of the most deadly tactics for smallies, trout, […]
Another excerpt from our upcoming book Long Flies. This story is “hot off the press” because it’s a story about a fishing experience I had last week in Alaska. Some anglers have difficulty considering these actual fly fishing tactics, and that’s okay as long as they don’t try to make others stop using these tactics. […]
This story is from last week’s Alaska trip and will appear in our forthcoming book, Long Flies. The week was cold, rainy and very windy. We had one afternoon of sun, and that happened to be the day the chums were on the shallow bars.It was fishing extraordinaire, as the story tells. Alaska’s Alagnak […]
I’ve just returned from Alaska after a week’s fishing at the No-See-Um Lodge (www.noseeumlodge.com) with Dave Graebel, Scott Snead, and Les Adams. John Holman, owner of No See Um, did a wonderful job of hosting us and providing positive information on fishing in some of the worst conditions that Alaska can offer in July. It […]
My guitar playing, knife-making, fly fishing buddy, John Beth sent me a couple of hex photos. They really show off the size of this, the largest mayfly in North America. No wonder everything that swims eats them. I’ve even seen muskrats holding out in the currents eating hex duns–very odd, indeed.
My friend, Nancy Siegler alerted me to Andy’s photos. I’d seen a couple of them before, but not stopped to take the time and see more of his work. Well, his work is rather good, if you ask me. Go have a look at some of his great shots at http://andyguibord.zenfolio.com/. You won’t be disappointed. His […]
When the Hex mayflies hatch it is a true spectacle of nature. Not just a hatch but a superhatch beyond imagining. You have to see it to understand. The Discovery channel called it a “Swarm,” like locusts, and so it is. For more go have a look at this video clip by the Discovery Channel […]
Have you ever had a hankerin’ to have something just because it is handmade and truly beautiful besides beings a great tool? Well, if so, you need to have a close look a Faruk Ekich’s DamaSeal Vise. Faruk is the developer and manufacturer of the Ekich Ultimate Bobbin (see review under Fly Tying, Fly Tying […]
Trajan Weaver send me an email and noted, There is a scene (the final shot of an older man fishing, tying a fly on the end of his line) in “A River Runs Through It.” Would you show me, step by step, how he was tying on the fly? I would much appreciate it. The […]
Here’s another caddis design that I find exceptional. Others have fished it with shot like a nymph, pulled it under and fished it with a rapid retrieve, and many other ways. It’s one of my favorites for the Down Dry/Up Wet tactic discussed in Fishing the Film. All you need is some deer hair and […]