You may be the kind of angler who can pony up $70,000 for a tricked out fly fishing rig. Or you might be a Toyota Camry kind of guy. Both work. But today I’m talking more to the sedan and station wagon crowd. Even if you don’t have the kind of vehicle that they feature …
If you’ve been fly fishing for trout for any length of time, there is a very good chance that you’ve absorbed a lot of both of these short stories by cultural osmosis. Or, maybe you read them decades ago. Perhaps you only saw the movie. That is all fine and good. But consider picking them …
Whether you are a dogmatic Opening Day devotee or simply someone who appreciates the subtle changes in the weather, the shift from March to April is significant for trout anglers. I’m a nostalgic aficionado of certain fly fishing rituals. Like cheap bamboo rods, there is no practical reason to pick up what many anglers did …
We’re all busy. Some are busier than others, but everyone has their own busy. And one consistent thing is that any kind of busy usually interferes with fly fishing. Once people find out about my kind of busy (having 5 kids, serving as a pastor, etc.), I get asked “how do you go fly fishing?” …
Twenty years ago, it was virtually impossible to come across a fly fishing book section and not see a few titles from James Prosek. Quality writing and exceptional painting led his work to be instantly embraced by the angling community. And while he has over a dozen publications, there are a half dozen that are …
With small stream fly fishing getting a lot of attention on Casting Across, it makes complete sense that I get a lot of questions about the kinds of rods used in these applications. Below are five questions that are pertinent to small streams and the rods commonly used to fish them. It is not an …
Well, I know that people like finding and catching wild trout… but I was still quite surprised when this article blew up as much as it did. Casting Across was glowing red hot from all the online traffic a post generated this week. I’m not sure what I did right (or wrong), and I don’t …
A good fly tying demonstration doesn’t just give you the how. It also throws the what and why in to really help you understand what you’re doing. The best ones? They add high-quality photographs, throw in some anecdotes, and reference the top voices in fishing today. Sound like a high standard? Well, Tim Cammisa of …
“Ain’t no fish in there.” I’m confident that by fish he meant trout. Because there was, without a doubt, fish in this creek. Suckers finned in the clear pools. Dace chased little olives and midges. Suckers and dace are certainly fish. But few people with full vests and fancy fly rods are actively looking for …
How should you think about fly reel acquisition? Should you buy the best? Should you buy the least expensive thing that will hold line? Should you skip the headache of such questions and aim towards the center? While I don’t begrudge anyone who wants a premium, machined reel or the angler who is content with …
