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Skills

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.

Bugs

A Failure Of Modern Fly Design

Large wholesale fly companies have come to rely on the introduction of new fly patterns as a way to beef up sales…

Skills

One Fly or Two?

Before automatically adding another fly to your leader, consider your reasons for doing so.

Blue Winged Olive mayflies riding the surface of a spring creek.

Skills

Babysit Your Flies

So much is made of the notion that once you drop your flies on the water, you don’t want to mess with them…

Cutthroat trout feeding near the surface in a clear river or lake.

Skills

Timing Is Everything on Dry-Fly Presentations

Understanding the feeding rhythm of fish is critical to dry-fly fishing success.

Photo: Ben Furimsky, President and CEO of The Fly Fishing Show, Denver, CO.

News

In Review: The Fly Fishing Show 2025

Hot takes from The Fly Fishing Show in Denver this weekend.

Image of Patty Reilly inside Castwork book

Profiles

Castwork: Patty Reilly

Patty Reilly is a person who has chased one adventure after another for most of her life...

Power Crew–Kea and CJ Steketee at the WORLD HEADQUARTERS, Carbondale, CO.

Profiles

BONEDALE FISHING REPORT #FINAL

Kea’s final six letters from the WORLD HEADQUARTERS, Carbondale, CO.

Skills

What Spooks Trout?

Every additional false cast diminishes your ability to hookup with a fish.

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Geartalk

A Flawed Casting Stroke: Is Your Rod To Blame?

A Failure Of Modern Fly Design

One Fly or Two?

Babysit Your Flies

Timing Is Everything on Dry-Fly Presentations

In Review: The Fly Fishing Show 2025

Castwork: Patty Reilly

BONEDALE FISHING REPORT #FINAL

What Spooks Trout?

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