News On The Fly

Written by: William G. Tapply

When the sun goes down on a trout stream, magical things can happen.
Photo by Phoebe Bean

It's a little-known fact, and I hesitate to reveal it, but here goes: on the otherwise undistinguished little trout stream that passes under the bridge just a three-minute drive from my front door here. . .

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This week’s Master Class is about fishing nymphs with droppers when trout are not feeding on the surface but also aren't holding in deep runs. This is a great technique when there is a sparse . . .

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This week’s Master Class is about fishing nymphs with droppers when trout are not feeding on the surface but also aren't holding in deep runs. This is a great technique when there is a sparse . . .

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There are some required elements to any fly fishing film, as shown in this video from Badfish and Columbia.

There are some required elements to any fly fishing film, as shown in this video from Badfish and Columbia.

There are some required elements to any fly fishing film, as shown in this video from Badfish and Columbia.

The American Fly Fishing Traded Association has released a statement addressing the Senate Commerce committee’s action on the “Modern Fish Act.” “Many of the concerns AFFTA expressed with the bill as introduced have been addressed,” states AFFTA president Ben Bulis, while noting “the bill can continue to improve.”

Read more in the press release below.

The American Fly Fishing Traded Association has released a statement addressing the Senate Commerce committee’s action on the “Modern Fish Act.” “Many of the concerns AFFTA expressed with the bill as introduced have been addressed,” states AFFTA president Ben Bulis, while noting “the bill can continue to improve.”

Read more in the press release below.

The American Fly Fishing Traded Association has released a statement addressing the Senate Commerce committee’s action on the “Modern Fish Act.” “Many of the concerns AFFTA expressed with the bill as introduced have been addressed,” states AFFTA president Ben Bulis, while noting “the bill can continue to improve.”

Read more in the press release below.

RIO has added a new triple density line series option to its product lineup with the launch of the new InTouch Single Handed Spey 3D.

Read more in the press release below.

RIO has added a new triple density line series option to its product lineup with the launch of the new InTouch Single Handed Spey 3D.

Read more in the press release below.

RIO has added a new triple density line series option to its product lineup with the launch of the new InTouch Single Handed Spey 3D.

Read more in the press release below.

Mike Dawkins is all smiles as he cradles a fish of a lifetime on Patagonia's Rividavia.
Photo courtesy Mike Dawkins

"How do I become a guide?" "Should I get a job as a guide?" "How do I train to be a fishing guide?" "What skills do I need?" I get these questions all the time on podcast requests, and because . . .

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Mike Dawkins is all smiles as he cradles a fish of a lifetime on Patagonia's Rividavia.
Photo courtesy Mike Dawkins

"How do I become a guide?" "Should I get a job as a guide?" "How do I train to be a fishing guide?" "What skills do I need?" I get these questions all the time on podcast requests, and because . . .

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Mike Dawkins is all smiles as he cradles a fish of a lifetime on Patagonia's Rividavia.
Photo courtesy Mike Dawkins

"How do I become a guide?" "Should I get a job as a guide?" "How do I train to be a fishing guide?" "What skills do I need?" I get these questions all the time on podcast requests, and because . . .

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How do I become a guide? Should I get a job as a guide? How do I train to be a fishing guide? What skills do I need? I get these questions all the time on podcast requests, and because I have neither the skills nor the temperament to be a guide I asked our good friends at World Cast Anglers, specifically Mike Dawkins, to talk about the guiding life. They should know as they probably employ more fly-fishing guides than any other operation, and they have also been running a guide school for years. Listen to this week’s podcast about the pleasures and perils of being a fly-fishing guide. In the Fly Box this week, here are a few of the questions I try to answer: · How do I land giant alligator gar? · Where should I put my weight in relation to my tippet ring? · What are your top three suggestions for teaching someone to fish with a fly rod? · Should I get a weight forward or double taper fly line? · Can I use tightline nymphing techniques when fishing downstream? · How do I simplify and lighten up my gear when backpacking? · I get corrected—a listener has seen seen trout eat adult early black stoneflies and yellow sallies · How do I fish a long, clear, shallow stretch with no riffles without spooking fish? · Is it OK to put a perfection loop in my fly line? · Can I use a sinking poly leader when indicator fishing? · Why am I losing fish that I have hooked while fishing nymphs during the winter? · Why did I not catch fish while fishing nymphs during the winter?

2017 Lifetime Achievement Award winner Matt P. Libby of Libby Camps, Ashland, Maine.
Photo courtesy Matt P. Libby

This will be the thirty-third year that the Orvis Company will recognize excellence in sporting experiences through its Endorsed Lodges, Outfitters, and Guides program. The winners of this . . .

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2017 Lifetime Achievement Award winner Matt P. Libby of Libby Camps, Ashland, Maine.
Photo courtesy Matt P. Libby

This will be the thirty-third year that the Orvis Company will recognize excellence in sporting experiences through its Endorsed Lodges, Outfitters, and Guides program. The winners of this . . .

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2017 Lifetime Achievement Award winner Matt P. Libby of Libby Camps, Ashland, Maine.
Photo courtesy Matt P. Libby

This will be the thirty-third year that the Orvis Company will recognize excellence in sporting experiences through its Endorsed Lodges, Outfitters, and Guides program. The winners of this . . .

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Tanner Johnson, who studies at Western Colorado State University, sent me this cool video featuring his buddy, Scooter, and plenty of gorgeous rainbow trout. According to Tanner, the sight-fishing . . .

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Tanner Johnson, who studies at Western Colorado State University, sent me this cool video featuring his buddy, Scooter, and plenty of gorgeous rainbow trout. According to Tanner, the sight-fishing . . .

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Tanner Johnson, who studies at Western Colorado State University, sent me this cool video featuring his buddy, Scooter, and plenty of gorgeous rainbow trout. According to Tanner, the sight-fishing . . .

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Welcome to another edition of our weekly trivia challenge, in which we test your knowledge of all things fly fishing and where you might learn a thing or two about this sport we love. This week, . . .

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Welcome to another edition of our weekly trivia challenge, in which we test your knowledge of all things fly fishing and where you might learn a thing or two about this sport we love. This week, . . .

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Welcome to another edition of our weekly trivia challenge, in which we test your knowledge of all things fly fishing and where you might learn a thing or two about this sport we love. This week, . . .

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The wind did it.

Fly fishermen are masters of euphemism when it comes to tangled leaders. “Oh, look. I’ve got a wind knot,” an angler will say on the even the most flat-calm day.  Sorry, my friend, but the wind had nothing to do with that knot, which was surely caused by. . .

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