You cast a hopper fly at a rising trout tucked against the cutbank... the fish follows your fly, and rejects it at the very last instant... what do you do?
The answer to this pop quiz question is D, switch flies.
Earlier this year Mr. Merwin blogged about the Moffitt Angling, aka the "hookless" fly system and asked if it was fair or foul hooking. The system utilizes a hookless fly or flies suspended above a uniquely designed barbless circle hook. The system was designed to help with fish mortality rates and aid in catch and release fishing. Ironically, controversy has swirled since it's release and many people have called the system snagging. I personally have used the system on a small river in Colorado and found that...
Here's a real-life fishing scenario that popped up yesterday. I am happy to report that I was able to solve the problem and land a beautiful 18-inch wild brown trout on the Dolores River in Colorado.
Let's see if you get the right answer.
You're fishing along a grassy cutbank. It's windy. It's bright. Definitely a grasshopper day. You notice a nice shady pool along the bank and, wham! a big ol' trout eats something off the surface. You make a perfect cast... here he comes... here he comes... he's gonna eat it... and just when he's about to chomp down, he changes his mind.
There's been quite a bit of talk the past couple of years in regards to youngsters participation in fishing. It's been steadily declining, until recently - at least in the fly fishing realm. What this can be attributed to is tough to pin down, but never the less it is a good sign that it's rising.
One site that aims to make a positive impact getting youngsters into the sport is fishykid.org. Their first foray getting the little-uns interested is a coloring book contest. Kids ages 1-17 can participate and is broken down into age divisions. There will be some serious prizes awarded in December to the kidos who win the contest...
After reading that kids participation in fly fishing is for the first time in a while, actually gaining momentum and realizing that I haven't posted a slide show of any kind in quite some time I thought it appropriate to...
It's that time of year, when I put the fly fishing mania completely on hold for one week, head off into the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado, set up camp, and hunt for elk.
As you can see from the photo, I put in a lot of serious effort last winter, um, scouting and doing my homework. For the record, the hot tub hunting didn't pan out so well last season, so I'm doubling my efforts in a serious quest to fill the freezer.
The second installment of video from the floor of Fly Fishing Retailer in Denver, Colorado last week. In this clip, co-founder of fishpond John Le Coq explains the new, and very reasonably priced Flint Hills vest... Brian Westover of...
A while back, we asked whether you would rather catch a large, stocked rainbow trout, or a small, native greenback cutthroat trout. You gave your answers... I've chosen the winner.