Alvin Dedeaux of All Water Guides is back with another great tips video, and this one’s all about tippet: what it is, how to use it, which one’s best for a given circumstance, etc. Because Alvin is mostly a warmwater and saltwater guides, the info is . . .
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Video: How to Fish a Deep Pool in Colder Weather
As the water temperature drops in the fall and through the winter, trout usually concentrate into slower and deeper holding water. This is an energy-saving tactic at a time when their metabolic rate drops, and the activity of their food sources is . . .
Read MoreBook Excerpt: Solving the Mystery of When Brown Trout Were Introduced in the Battenkill
In his book The Battenkill, John Merwin discusses at length the history of when brown trout were introduced to the river, noting that he could find no records of brown trout stocked in the Vermont section prior to 1930. He notes too that the New York . . .
Read MoreVideos: Two Casts to Help You Achieve a Natural Drift
IFF Casting Instructor Guy Jeans has recently posted a couple of videos that demonstrate two methods for achieving a good dead drift with a dry fly when you are casting across fast currents. We’ve posted videos about the reach cast and wiggle cast (or . . .
Read MorePodcast: Learning from Trout DNA, with Helen Neville
Helen Neville is Trout Unlimited‘s senior scientist and also an expert in trout genetics. In this interview, we talk about what scientists have learned about trout evolution and relationships in the past decade. They now have tools at their disposal that . . .
Read MoreVideo: How top Repair Leaky Waders
As the great Norman Maclean wrote, “Eventually, all things merge into one, . . . and then your waders leak.” Or something like that. As Tom Rosenbauer explains in this helpful video, if you use them enough, your waders will get poked, scratched, . . .
Read MorePodcast: Longthorne Gunmakers, with Jim and Elaine Stewart
Reid joins Jim and Elaine Stewart, owners and founders of Britain’s Longthorne Gunmakers, to discuss the innovation, engineering, and outside-the-box thinking that has put these remarkable firearms on the map. Jim and Elaine share . . .
Read MoreGetting Started in Fly Fishing, Part 4: Six flies every angler needs in their box
The fourth and final video in our series on getting started in fly fishing is all about the flies you’ll use to catch fish. As you continue on your fly-fishing journey, your collection will surely expand to include dozens more fly patterns, but these six are a strong . . .
Read MoreGetting Started in Fly Fishing, Part 3: Two knots are all you need to get started!
The third video in our series on getting started in fly fishing is all about knots. There are really only two knots you need: the clinch knot will allow you to tie on a fly to the end of your tippet, and the double surgeon’s knot is used to add more tippet to your . . .
Read MoreGetting Started in Fly Fishing, Part 2: Master the fly cast
The second video in our series on getting started in fly fishing is all about casting. You may have heard that fly-casting is “difficult” or “an art form,” but it’s really much simpler than you think. The key is to understand that the fly rod casts the line, not the . . .
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