Fly fishing isn’t necessary in the same sense as food, shelter, and health are. But the peace and respite it provides are invaluable for us. So we’re planning on going fishing.

Whether it be because of travel restrictions, health concerns, or financial limitations, going fishing has meant staying fishing for a lot of people. Thankfully, many people have options close by. It might take reframing what fishing looks like for you. It might even take some of that invention that pops up when things get complicated.

This month, on Trout & Feather, I share three ways to reframe your approach to fly fishing in “Leaving the Beaten Path (Out of Necessity).” Each involves staying close to home, while leaving the beaten path that most anglers stay as close to as possible.

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I also feature a few videos from Trout & Feather. Both feature the famous? infamous? sucker spawn in their header image. I’ll leave that there and let you scroll down to see why I chose them.

Watch the videos, and find a link to the article, below:

Head to “The Pursuit of Fish” on Trout & Feather to read my posts, including Leaving the Beaten Path (Out of Necessity).

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If you fish eggs, you should also fish sucker spawn. Even when you’re not fishing behind spawning suckers, trout and other salmonids go wild for these patterns. Tim explains the pattern, as well as why he ties his version the way he does. He also shares a top secret version of the sucker spawn that is so simple it is absolutely worth a try.

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Guilt, palominos, and more sucker spawn talk. This is a great video from Tim that explores the why behind the flies he ties and fishes. Fly fishing is not pragmatic fishing. If we just wanted to catch a lot of fish, we’d use bait. This video is all about the why that drives us to choose the flies we fish… or don’t fish.

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