There are few books out there that appeal to anglers of any age, at any skill level. But I’m confident that The Fly Fishing Book by Steven Weinberg happens to be one such book. Between the endearing artwork and the humorous take on the pursuit we all love, this is a title that experts and …
If I had more time, energy, and effort, I’m sure that I could make the thousands of posts on Casting Across more accessible and attractive. There are tweaks that I could make to the website and optimization tools I could utilize. But that is not how I want to fill my hours. All that said, …
So you want to buy and fish with an old fly rod. Not a collector’s item or a rare antique: just a regular, old old fly rod. Great. I’m a fan. And this week, I’ve been writing and talking about that very thing. After putting together an article and video about fly fishing with old …
I’ve reviewed countless new, shiny 3-weights. The vast majority of them are well-designed, feature-packed, and a lot of fun to fish. I’ve added a handful to my arsenal and have encouraged you to do so as well. Today, that is not what I’ll be doing. The fact of the matter is that you might already …
With all the high-tech, high-priced modern fly rods out there, no fly fisher is immune from the allure of the upgrade. However, the small stream fly fisher might just be the most resistant to the contagion. An old fly rod will do just fine on a small stream. After all, in that description the “fly …
“But why?” This can be a very obnoxious question. Or, it could be a very revealing question. Do you know why we do what we do when we fly fish? One of this week’s questions was posed to me by a student in a casting class that I am teaching. Innocently, he asked why we …
Vincent Marinaro’s A Modern Dry-Fly Code is in the top tier of angling books as far as impact goes. By the second edition, it had seen seven printings and been received with open arms and much praise. And the reason was simple: Marinaro articulated tying and fishing strategies that moved the ball forward. While the …
Dark Skies Fly Fishing continues to grow! The content is more diverse. More people are reading this magazine. The look of the publication is being refined, too. There’s no time like now to read and to subscribe. In this issue, I have an article entitled “Better Blue Lining.” I distill some of my most productive …
So you’re getting skunked. All that expensive gear, all that planning, and all that podcast information you consumed… and for what! You’re failing fly fishing. Not so fast. Sure, catching up on yardwork or taking a nap is all fine and good. But it isn’t over until it is over. Today I share three ways …
Another collection of fly fishing essays? Well… yes. It is, after all, the predominant sub-genre of fly fishing writing. But something that you might find interesting about Roger Thompson’s The Wisdom of Rivers is that he has certain thematic threads that he weaves through his angling exploits. A good fishing story has more than “I …
