Big Flies, Big Fish Another one of those partly-true statements! If a size 24 midge larva goes by the mouth of a 15 lb brown trout, I can guarantee he’ll (or she’ll) eat it!! The problem is that it will be attached to a 6X or 7X tippet. The angler will never know what broke him […]
Fish Upstream The way to fish is upstream so the fish won’t see you. I fish upstream only about 10% of the time unless I’m fishing a very small stream creek where the fish will see me. If I’m fishing streamers I fish mostly across or a bit down. I can get my fly to sink […]
Casting 70 To catch fish I don’t need to be able to cast 70+ feet or know how to do any of those fancy casts. This is partially true. Lots of fly fishers can’t cast in the wind. (A good caster can easily deal with a 15mph wind). If we can’t cast well into the wind, […]
Snow Pack A big snowpack in January through March means higher water levels through the summer and fall. Other Important Factors: Where is the snowpack in terms of elevation? The winter of 2014 – 2015 had less than average snowpack. Then we had a warm March-May. These warm temperatures caused it to rain below 9,000 […]
Catch and Release Facts: I have been communicating with Tyler Allen at Rajeff sports and I would like to pass on some of the research that Tyler has shared. This research deals primarily with trout, as other species have various tolerances. In normal circumstances, as many as 30% of fish caught and released will die […]
Fish are Leader Shy Another big myth! FACTS: I have pumped fish with hundreds of larva so small they were almost invisible to the naked eye. There is no leader on Earth that fish cannot see. They see your hook, your knot, the eye of the hook, and even the tag end of your leader […]
Cutthroat are Stupid Fish Facts: Now this is a 100% myth! If you have ever fished for Cutthroat in Flat Creek, North of Jackson, WY, you will know this to be categorically false! Those are as tough to catch as many fish on Earth. So, why did this myth get started? Most Cutthroat live in […]
Trout feed best at 62° THE FACTS Trout are cold-blooded. Varying water temperatures can radically affect behavior. Trout in the San Juan River in New Mexico, live year-round in 43° – 45° water – and eat like pigs. Let’s suppose water temperatures are stable at 62° and fish are feeding well. Then we have a […]
All floating fly lines are pretty much the same. FACTS: Actually, there are good reasons for the various configurations of floating lines – other than marketing advantages of having multiple types. A fly line is divided into 4 sections: Front Taper: The portion of the line that you connect to the leader. Its purpose is to […]
Hopper Season THE FACTS : Very few fish eat enough hoppers to become selective. Hoppers seldom end up in the water and only a small percent of fish see one in a day. Many fish may not see one in an entire season. (Some rivers have virtually no hoppers within 100 miles!) Think about how […]