The Taper Debate

Thu Aug 17th 2017

Tips & Techniques

Maybe not as important as type of government or healthcare but at times equally disparate can be the debate over fly-line tapers. What is most interesting is the evolution of two diverging schools of thought on fly-line tapers. As they have diverged, they have come together in conclusion, but not in how they arrived at the conclusion.

Fly Fishing, Basketball, and Parenting

Mon Aug 14th 2017

Tips & Techniques

The great American philosopher and poet Henry David Thoreau believed nature to be a positive guiding force. He said, “I believe that there is a subtle magnetism in Nature, which, if we unconsciously yield to it, will direct us aright.”

Matching the Non-Hatch

Thu Aug 10th 2017

Tips & Techniques

Fly Fusion’s entomology expert Robert Hinchliffe discusses what to do when you show up at the water ready to match the hatch and there is no evidence of visible hatch .

Technology and Tradition

Fri Aug 4th 2017

Tips & Techniques

But is there a chance we occasionally come close to making it too easy? The traditions of fly fishing, some of which mainly celebrate the difficulty of the sport, are important to me and I worry  a little that some of them are being pushed aside or are slowly disappearing.

6 Tips to Improve Your Casting

Tue Aug 1st 2017

Tips & Techniques

Fly Fusion casting editor Jeff Wagner shares a few of his secrets on how to improve your casting stroke.

The Requirements of Stream Trout

Wed Jul 26th 2017

Tips & Techniques

Fly Fusion editor Jim McLennan discusses the essential building blocks for the perfect trout stream.

A Good Time for a Change

Thu Jul 20th 2017

Tips & Techniques

Ever wonder whether it’s time to change flies? Jim McLennan discusses when to tie a new one on.

Trout Unlimited Members Share Their Trout Tips

Tue Jul 4th 2017

News

Tips & Techniques

Trout Tips is a new book loaded with useful fly-fishing hints from Trout Unlimited members. The book covers topics from presentation, to casting, to reading water, to fly selection. According to the book’s editor, Kirk Deeter, “To be clear, this is not a ‘guidebook’ or a fly-fishing ‘manual’. There are plenty of those already…It’s a book of tips. A bag of tricks. Some for the novice, others for experts. By anglers, for anglers.” Click here to check it out.

Beating the Boats: Strategies for the Wading Angler

Wed May 31st 2017

Tips & Techniques

Nothing is more rewarding than packing a lunch and committing yourself to a long day of exploring. The incentive is not only the fish your will find, but the quiet out-of-the-way places you will discover.

Article by Ryan Sparks / Photo by Faceless Fly Fishing

Leonard Cohen and Trout

Tue May 30th 2017

Tips & Techniques

I still hope that on every outing I’ll find large and willing trout, but the older I get the more my dark-haired idealism makes room for grey-haired realism.

by Derek Bird

The great American philosopher and poet Henry David Thoreau believed nature to be a positive guiding force. He said, “I believe that there is a subtle magnetism in Nature, which, if we unconsciously yield to it, will direct us aright.”

Fly Fusion’s entomology expert Robert Hinchliffe discusses what to do when you show up at the water ready to match the hatch and there is no evidence of visible hatch .

But is there a chance we occasionally come close to making it too easy? The traditions of fly fishing, some of which mainly celebrate the difficulty of the sport, are important to me and I worry a little that some of them are being pushed aside or are slowly disappearing.

Fly Fusion casting editor Jeff Wagner shares a few of his secrets on how to improve your casting stroke.

Fly Fusion editor Jim McLennan discusses the essential building blocks for the perfect trout stream.

Ever wonder whether it’s time to change flies? Jim McLennan discusses when to tie a new one on.

Nothing is more rewarding than packing a lunch and committing yourself to a long day of exploring. The incentive is not only the fish your will find, but the quiet out-of-the-way places you will discover.

I still hope that on every outing I’ll find large and willing trout, but the older I get the more my dark-haired idealism makes room for grey-haired realism.

But is there a chance we occasionally come close to making it too easy? The traditions of fly fishing, some of which mainly celebrate the difficulty of the sport, are important to me and I worry  a little that some of them are being pushed aside or are slowly disappearing.