The Warmwater Fly Fisher: Winter Misery I write this on a bleak winter dawn. The air temperature on my back patio, here in moderate… byRichard Alden BeanFebruary 1, 2012
The Warmwater Fly Fisher: Handling Bass I recently fished a local lake that holds a fair number of decent-sized largemouth bass. It was a… byRichard Alden BeanDecember 1, 2011
The Warmwater Fly Fisher: Leaders for Bass The finely tapered trout leader is a thing of beauty, so slender that it nearly vanishes on the… byRichard Alden BeanOctober 1, 2011
The Warmwater Fly Fisher: Bass-Bug Evenings Is there a witching hour? Well, if there is on a bass pond, it certainly isn’t midnight. Rather,… byRichard Alden BeanAugust 1, 2011
The Warmwater Fly Fisher: Sight Fishing for Bass Spring is a time when bass fishing becomes an “in your face” form of the sport — when… byRichard Alden BeanApril 1, 2011
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… byRichard Alden BeanFebruary 1, 2011
The Warmwater Fly Fisher: Gear for Winter Stripers We’re now into the season when cold fronts begin to blow across the state, and these fronts can… byRichard Alden BeanDecember 1, 2010
The Warmwater Fly Fisher: Hard or Soft? There’s no question about it: The weather, while cooler than average this year, is still warm. Although we… byRichard Alden BeanOctober 1, 2010
The Warmwater Fly Fisher: Location, Location, Location Now that the spring bass spawn is well and truly behind us, bass fishing settles into a summer… byRichard Alden BeanAugust 1, 2010
The Warmwater Fly Fisher: Fishing the Swing Shift The periods of low light at the start of the day and end of the day are the… byRichard Alden BeanJune 1, 2010