Digital media is phenomenal. Even for an activity as niche as fly fishing, there are streaming videos, eBooks, and a cornucopia of online options. The information is dynamic, engaging, and relevant. But a day will come when the power is out and the devices aren’t charged. Alternatively, you might want something that is a little more timeless… or simply quieter.
Thankfully, there is a rich literary heritage within fly fishing. The landscape of the sport would be unrecognizable without the works or Izaak Walton, Norman Maclean, and John Gierach. Generations of anglers have learned of far-off destinations, followed fly tying instructions, and daydreamed of rising trout through the pages of a book. Books are not only educational and entertaining; their ideas and the tangible items themselves connect us.
Even with all the digital resources out there, every fly fisher should consider curating their own analog angling library.
There is a link to the rest of the post, Analog Angling Library after the jump.
But before you do that, be sure to check out the two videos I’ve included in today’s post. In one, Tim from Trout & Feather makes a good case for starting from scratch with your nymph hook inventory. Then, in a throwback video from almost ten years ago, Tim walks through a fun variation on a popular pattern.
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 Analog Angling Library.
Are nymph hooks now illegal? carcinogenic? unethical for trout with fragile emotions? No. But there is another way. Tim outlines why *** hooks are a great alternative to traditional nymph hooks.
Yes: it is aka a woolly bugger. But even if you’ve tied hundreds of these flies, you’d do well to listen to Tim’s techniques to see how you might make a few improvements on your flies.
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