Fly Fishing Techniques
Articles and resources on various fly fishing techniques
A Load Of Crappie
Home » Fly Fishing Techniques » A Load Of Crappie A Load Of Crappie A visitor offers that he can outfish anglers who use minnows and grubs who are fishing for crappie. His secret? Floating nymphs in shallow water with a small splitshot on the line. By Richard Zieger This article is going to be...
Buridan’s Ass And Other Fly Fishing Trueisms
Home » Fly Fishing Techniques » Buridan’s Ass And Other Fly Fishing Trueisms Buridan's Ass & Other Fly Fishing Trueisms Some personal ramblings after too long away from any fishing. With apologies to my good friend, Dave Moore. There used to be a sign in the local fish and chips shop where I grew up...
Land The Fly In The Water, Not In Your Ear
Home » Fly Fishing Techniques » Land The Fly In The Water, Not In Your Ear Land The Fly In The Water, Not In Your Ear Just a few things to keep in mind will help you become a better fly caster. Randy Kadish provides advice to help you enjoy fly fishing more. So, I...
An Angler Meditates On Fly Casting
Home » Fly Fishing Techniques » An Angler Meditates On Fly Casting An Angler Meditates On Fly Casting "The sun reflected off the lawn as if it reflected off a calm trout-filled pool, or maybe thats what I imagined, because a part of me wished that, instead of going to the park to practice fly...
Longer Hauling For Longer Distance
Home » Fly Fishing Techniques » Longer Hauling For Longer Distance Longer Hauling For Longer Distance "Don't worry if you once tried long hauling and your casts, like mine, filled with slack and often just collapsed. Hauling defects I've learned after hours and hours of trial and error, are easily corrected." Get some help from...
A Reason To Fish
Home » Fly Fishing Techniques » A Reason To Fish A Reason To Fish The city workers never stopped me from going onto the old, broken-down pier, though one had said, "There aren't much fish here since we dredged last year." - By Randy Kadish The city workers never stopped me from going onto the...
Forget Your Scale? Here’s How To Closely Estimate The Weight Of A Fish
Home » Fly Fishing Techniques » Forget Your Scale? Here’s How To Closely Estimate The Weight Of A Fish Forget Your Scale? Here's How To Closely Estimate The Weight Of A Fish Do you ever take a scale along when you go fishing just to see what your catch weighs? Did you ever forget your...
Going Back Again
Home » Fly Fishing Techniques » Going Back Again Going Back Again "I voluntarily surrendered to something much bigger than myself: the infinite beauty all around me." By Randy Kadish They say you can't go back again. But I had tried. And I had reminisced about the great summers I had shared with old friends--Patti,...
Ninety minutes To 50 In A Stiff Breeze
Home » Fly Fishing Techniques » Ninety minutes To 50 In A Stiff Breeze Ninety minutes To 50 In A Stiff Breeze With the right instructor, you don't have to worry about stiff breezes or feel intimidated by other fly anglers on the river. Here's a brief report about taking my son to Ian James...
The Second Fly Caster
Home » Fly Fishing Techniques » The Second Fly Caster The Second Fly Caster "When I was a boy I thought my father was the greatest fly caster on earth, so I grew up dreaming of following in his way, and not of becoming, as my mother wanted me to, an accountant." A memoir by...
Fly Fishing Etiquette
Home » Fly Fishing Techniques » Fly Fishing Etiquette Fly Fishing Etiquette Etiquette seems to be disappearing from many of our favorite rivers, streams and waters. Fly Angler Jim Ward provides a look along with his suggestions in this article with a serious subject with some sprinkles of humour. Whether you agree with all of...
GORDON VS LA BRANCHE: The Great Fly-Fishing Competition of 1911
Home » Fly Fishing Techniques » GORDON VS LA BRANCHE: The Great Fly-Fishing Competition of 1911 GORDON VS LA BRANCHE: The Great Fly-Fishing Competition of 1911 An excerpt from Randy Kadish's new book, The Fly Caster Who Tried To Make Peace With The World Theodore Gordon Ray wasn't at the Forks when I got there....
The Rules And Regulations Of Competitive Fishing
Home » Fly Fishing Techniques » The Rules And Regulations Of Competitive Fishing The Rules And Regulations Of Competitive Fishing Bob Jones takes a tongue in cheek look at competitive fly fishing. By Bob Jones, Fly Fishing Canada "P.R. Geezer." "So, tell me all about these fly-fishing derbies that you've been shilling," Doc Huxley said....