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Successful nymphing starts with your setup. A two-fly nymph rig is often the way to go – it allows you to cover a wider range of the water column, and it adds variety to your patterns. I’ll typically ...
The river’s waking up, pushing muddy color and rising. Fly anglers looking for alternatives to the less-than-perfect conditions or in need of safer locations for young anglers are appearing around ...
The trout-approved Rubber Legs fly. / Photo by Jasper Taback I like to fish dry flies. It’s not that I dislike nymph fishing, but there’s something truly special about watching a trout rise to your ...
During early-season nymph fishing, small adjustments — ones designed to present flies in slightly different currents — can often translate into big results. The basics of nymph fishing call for a fly ...
Nymph fishing is reputed to be the most challenging of all fly-fishing techniques. But, Michael Masicampo — while not a committed fly fisherman the likes of his older brother, Mark — has developed a ...
"Indicator fishing . . . becomes a more important method for me when bank fishing. Pulling flies will generate an “eat or be spooked” response from trout as your flies streak by them. This is great ...
I’ll need more information. Picture the scene: An unlikely band of celebrities, travelling in convoy, exchanging banter, pitting their wits against pike, salmon and sea trout, doing battle with ...