Geartalk

Some Fly Casting Mistakes and Solutions

In a mechanically sound casting stroke, the elbow moves up on the backcast and down on the forward cast.

An Observation on Observation

One of the acute differences I see between professional anglers and amateurs is in their respective approaches and entry to water they’re about to fish.

A Brown Trout Quirk

Brown trout can take what feels like forever to come on to a hatch. Even then, they frequently give the impression that rising is something of a bother…

Man casting a fly rod in the moutains.

Doing The Hard Work

There is a very real tactile, aesthetic pleasure in good fly casting, quite apart from fishing.

Fly line on a boat deck with a beer can.

Casting Style vs. Technique

Ninety-eight percent of us have major fundamental flaws in our casting strokes…

Guide a man casting on the Green River in Wyoming.

A Flawed Casting Stroke: Is Your Rod To Blame?

The rule of thumb for casting stroke length is this: short line, short stroke. Longer line, longer stroke.

Giant stonefly on a tree branch.

All You Need To Know About Dry Flies

Dry-fly fishing can be surprisingly simple–completely accessible–and when everything comes together, it’s pretty much top of the game.

Trout rising on a mountain lake, summer.

Re-Reading the Rise

Look carefully at a riseform. Small waves are created by the movement of the fish. These waves are not uniform in height across the riseform…

Bobber and fishing line hanging from a tree over a river.

Technical Tubing

Let’s be honest. When you’re nymph fishing with a bobber all you’re really doing is hanging onto the water tube handles.