Catchy Ideas: Why Fish Say ‘‘No’’ One of the strange joys of fly fishing is you are often forced to think while you fish.… byRobert KetleyOctober 1, 2021
Catchy Ideas: Blooms It’s hard not to get blown away by the clarity of Lake Tahoe’s waters. Peering into the depths,… byRobert KetleyAugust 1, 2021
Surf-Zone Basics Every year, I meet folks who decide to give surf fly fishing a try. Many make a couple… byRobert KetleyAugust 1, 2021
Catchy Ideas: Hands The majority of fly fishers pursue trout in streams and seldom use a fly rod on other waters… byRobert KetleyJune 1, 2021
Catchy Ideas: Boosting Your Belly Boat Float tubes are a great way to expand your fishing options and get away from the crowds. Light-weight… byRobert KetleyApril 1, 2021
The Stillwater Fly Fisher: Competition Lessons Observant readers will notice a new byline for this column: Robert Ketley, who also writes our “Gearhead” column.… byRobert KetleyFebruary 1, 2021
Gearhead: Excuses While I don’t have any data to back this up, I’d be willing to bet that 95 percent… byRobert KetleyDecember 1, 2020
The Fluke Fly I got back from a difficult fishing trip to find a package in the mailbox. The postmark confirmed… byRobert KetleyDecember 1, 2020
Gearhead: Shrunken Heads It took me a while to get into fly fishing for largemouth bass. Most years, I’d make a… byRobert KetleyOctober 1, 2020
Gearhead: Distance Enhancers Whether your longest cast is 40 feet or twice that far, there are likely occasions when, despite your… byRobert KetleyAugust 1, 2020