Choosing Shooting Lines
Shooting heads are the machine guns of the fly-line world. In the right hands, they cover more water,…
Tips & Techniques
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Corbina Flies and Tactics
Corbina season is just around the corner. Perch fishing may beat the heck out of sitting around tying…
Getting Your Feet Wet in the Surf
Anglers unfamiliar with surf fishing often have trouble figuring out how to get started. The water looks uniform…
A Gathering of One (or Two)
When I first read Robert Traver’s words, “because only in the woods can I find solitude without loneliness,”…
Improving Your Back Cast
Over the years, I have watched countless people struggle with their casting. Some suffer in silence, while others…
Go-To Flies
Fly fishing is a game of confidence. That’s not the same thing as a confidence game, although there…
Green Butt Muddler
I spent some time on the phone the other day with one of those film guys who has…
Winter Flies: Five Recipes for Success
I am not a believer in silver bullets when it comes to fly patterns. I currently spend about…
The Warmwater Fly Fisher: That Moon Phase Thing
At some point in your fly-fishing career, it’s going to dawn on you that despite any technical proficiency…
Gearhead: New Fly Reels and Lines for 2011
I suggested in the November/December “Gearhead” column that for 2011, manufacturers seemed to be working at perfecting or…
