Well, why do we need our own tippet sizing system that makes no sense to other fly anglers? If you’re fishing for saltwater species – or most freshwater species, for that matter – tippet ...

E very trout angler has experienced it – you go out to fish, and the leader you have on your fly line just doesn’t fit the ...

lengthen your tippet by 1 or 2 feet, which will create a bit of slack leader near the fly when it lands. In both bass and saltwater fishing, where larger lines and flies are used, I solve most ...

Fly fishing at its most basic level is just another technique ... Most anglers will also tie on a short section of tippet to the end of their tapered leader. This clear line is made of the same ...

I’ll typically tie my first fly onto 3x tippet and tie my dropper fly onto ... be roughly double the depth of the water you’re fishing. For example, if you’re in about three feet of water ...

With these thoughts in mind, you need to adjust your tippet accordingly. You may be able to fish a size-12 green drake tied to 3X on a big freestone river like the Roaring Fork, while you will need to ...

Fly-fishing is fun because it’s hard ... All you need to pick up is some tippet and a couple flies. Pick up the 8-foot, 6-inch, 5-weight rod—that’s the most versatile and easy to use ...

fly fishing enthusiast who died in 2017 ... special pike/muskie 10-weight fly line and a 12-inch tippet made from nylon-coated stainless steel leader material. Because he’s casting such large ...