Articles

How to Set Up for a Bonefish Trip

Wed Sep 12th 2018
Videos

RIO – The eleventh episode of this season’s How To series is “How To Set Up For A Bonefish Trip”, presented by Simon Gawesworth. In this film Simon talks about all the gear you will need to take with you on a bonefishing trip – from rod to fly and the most essential accessories.

If you are going on your first bonefish trip, and are unsure what to take with you, this film will make sure you leave with the right stuff, and not find yourself short when on the water.

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Simon Gawesworth Discusses Stillwater Sinking Lines

Wed Aug 15th 2018
Videos

RIO–The tenth episode of this season’s How To series is “How To Fish Sinking Lines in a lake”, presented by RIO brand manager Simon Gawesworth. On bright, sunny days trout usually go deeper in the water column, and anglers need to fish a sinking line to get their flies closer to the fish. Fishing sinking lines require very different skills to when fishing floating line, and in this film Simon talks about “fishing the hang”, the importance of “counting the depth”, and shows an incredibly fast and efficient way to change sinking lines when out on the water.

If you are new, or relatively inexperienced at fly fishing in a lake and want to increase your skills to help you catch fish when they are deep, this film will ensure you have the skills to catch more fish, and maximize your day on the water.

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Mono-Loop Hopper by Ryan Sparks

Tue Aug 14th 2018
Fly Tying

Additional pattern, the Mono-Loop Hopper, from Ryan Sparks’ article in the latest issue of Fly Fusion.

Mono-Loop Hopper Recipe

Hook: Dai-Riki 700B, #10

Thread: UTC 140, dark tan

Mono-loops: 10 lb. monofilament

Body: Superfine Dry Fly Dubbing, tan

Overbody: 2mm foam, tan

Wing: 2mm foam, tan

Overwing: Antron yarn, white

Legs: Barred round rubber legs, yellow/black

Indicator: 2mm foam, orange

 

Mop-Top Beetle by Ryan Sparks

Tue Aug 14th 2018
Fly Tying

Additional pattern, the Mop-Top Beetle, from Ryan Sparks’ article in the latest issue of Fly Fusion.

Recipe

Hook: Fulling Mill 35025, #8

Thread/Body: Veevus 140, black

Hackle: Grizzly Hackle

Shell: 2mm foam, black

Legs: Medium round rubber legs, black

Indicator: 2mm foam, orange

Post: McFlylon, orange

Stream Lines | Seuss, Pooh, and the Inner You

Mon Aug 13th 2018
Inspiration
Stream Lines

Dinner parties and tastes aside, my inner child joins me on every trip to the river. I suspect the reason for this is best summed up by Christopher Robin’s honey loving companion when he said, “When you see someone putting on his Big Boots, you can be pretty sure that an adventure is going to happen.” For me, the biggest boots I have happen to be my wading boots, which is perfect because there are fewer things that my adult self and my inner child enjoy more than a fly-fishing excursion.

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Fly Fusion and “Fall ‘N Dreams”

Thu Aug 9th 2018
Fly Fusion Offers & Updates

The latest issue has arrived! The fall edition is packed with hot terrestrial patterns, new autumn dries, guide tips to take your skills to the next level, and Matt Guymon’s photo essay “Fall ‘N Dreams” . To check out all this and so much more purchase the fall issue on newsstands or click here to subscribe.

 

The Wary Approach

Thu Aug 2nd 2018
Tips & Techniques

In many ways [the approach] is simple: Don’t scare the fish before you cast to them. A scared fish is no longer a candidate for a hero photograph, or, as my friend Bob Scammell so succinctly put it, “Nobody’s good enough to catch a terrified trout.”

While the fish in heavily fished waters are usually more tolerant of an angler’s presence, you can still put them off their feeding by getting too close, by sending a wading wake out to alert them, by making sloppy deliveries too close to them, or by false casting over them when they’re in shallow water or near the surface. So watch awhile first before barging in and starting to cast. Look the situation over. Are the fish rising? If so, to what? Look at the water near you and try to see what bugs are on the surface. If you don’t see anything right at the surface, try to find out what’s drifting just beneath the surface (a small aquarium net or piece of screen makes this easier). All this will give you an idea of what fly to start with.

Jim McLennan, Managing Editor