Let’s face it: We’ve become all too comfortable sitting in front of our laptop in our sweatpants. Even prior to the pandemic, YouTube and other streaming options have spoiled us. Whether it be business meetings, online classes, or fly tying demonstrations, our commitment level has become commensurate with the quality of our Bluetooth headset.
Snap out of it, people. Don’t get sucked into this dystopian cyber-reality. Power down your screen, put on a pair of chinos, and get out with other real people. Someone tying flies, and a few dozen other interested anglers, for example.
“Why?” you may ask. “I can pause online videos. And they’re free. And, as you mentioned, sweatpants.”
Listen. I am not discounting the value of all of those. They have their times and places. But there is something (somethings, actually) that come with a live fly tying demonstration.
There is a link to the rest of the post, Better than YouTube after the jump.
But before you do that, be sure to check out the two videos I’ve included in today’s post. In the first video, Tim walks the beginner tyer through where he or she should start. Then, Tim conducts an interview with Devin Olsen. The topic? Detecting strikes while nymphing.
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 Better than YouTube.
It isn’t unreasonable for me to assume that a good number of my readers have never tied a fly before. Many fly fishers go their entire lives without tying a fly. It isn’t necessary. But, of course, it can be fun. In this video Tim talks us through where to start.
Nymphing can be intimidating. You don’t see the fish take the fly like when you’re using a dry fly. And you aren’t constantly creating a tight connection like when you are using a streamer. But in this interview, Devin Olsen explains how you can detect strikes while fishing nymphs.
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