Fly fishing has become a pastime for perfectionists. People who have type A personalities can thrive in fly fishing. Picking the perfect spots with your cast, tying a realistic fly and staying composed is all part of it. Those who don’t have a perfectionist personality find themselves becomin...
Using this fly in a European nymphing rig is a great way to survey water when caddis are present, but may not be hatching. Nearly every river has a population of caddis and being paired with the hi-vis body allows for the perfect attractor anchor fly in a double nymph rig. During the...
If you’re fishing multiple nymphs (which is common in euro nymphing) you want to consider TOTAL rig weight, not just the weight of one fly. With that in mind, you should tie your favorite patterns in a variety of weights. This allows you to combine different patterns and weights in a ...
This week for “Master Class Monday”—our series about taking your fly fishing skills to the next level—we take another look at the topic of dry/dropper rigs. This video, by Dave and Amelia Jensen ofJensen Fly Fishing, is all about fishingdeepdroppers, using either theNew Zealand Strike...
things in fly fishing such as minnows, bait fish, leeches, stone fly nymphs, crayfish, dragonfly nymphs, and so much more. In this tips and tricks video of the week,Dave JensenofJensen Fly Fishingand theOrvis Companywill break down the basic set-up and tactics on how to fish woolly ...
mostly ignored dead-drifted nymphs, but would rush to bite at theendof some drifts, as soon as the flies began to swing across the current. Given how effective this approach proved to be, I wanted to share some tips and observations from that day for when you encounter a similar ...
Drop-offs located adjacent to shallow water are trout magnets. The slower moving water and cover found downstream of drop-offs are the two main reasons trout are drawn here. If you’re looking for super consistent water where you can almost always find trout, you should be searching out drop...
As Jim Leisenring and Frank Sawyer taught us years ago, an induced presentation (lifting or pulling your nymphs upward), is an excellent trigger for active fish. This Leisenring Lift allows you to mimic the natural insect’s ascent to the surface. I use a tight-line or Euro rig with a ...
I’ve hesitated to write on this topic because it seems so elementary. Sort of a fly fishing truism but I’ve been encouraged lately after reminding several of my friends who are highly experienced anglers of this simple fact. If you’re fishing nymphs for trout and you’re not catching ...
is not because the fly is too close for the fish to focus on it. It’s just that it doesn’t have the density of photoreceptor cells in its retina to produce a more detailed image. Viewed at 12 inches, the fly is a blur. Fine detail is gone, but size and shape are still ...