Pike and Spot Fishing for Bass in the Midwest
A Georgian Bay guide breaks down post-spawn pike: the bays and weed types that hold them, a stout four-foot leader, and how to sight fish laid-up pike in two feet...
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Alaska Will Change Forever: Go Now
Alaska, a land renowned for its wild, untouched landscapes and abundant wildlife, offers some of the most spectacular fly fishing experiences in the world. But with increasing popularity and looming...
Fly Fishing Insider Podcast Episodes
Is the Kenai River Worth It? Alaska Fly Fishing
Kenai guide Dallas Voss breaks down year-round rainbow trout, salmon run timing, flossing sockeye, bears on the Russian, and why even-year pink runs make the trout fatter.
How to Streamer Fish for Migratory Fish
Kodie Kowitz guided Alaska for 12 seasons and now guides Michigan steelhead. He covers jig-head streamers, strip-pause retrieves, where migratory fish hold by season, and why changing flies wastes time.
Is Mexico Worth It? Rivers to Saltwater Fly Fishing
Rick Passek retired and moved to Mexico. He covers what the coastal saltwater actually delivers, why his highland river is a write-off, and the fly tying habits he never skips.
How to Target Big Trout with Andrew Steketee of FlyLab
How to target big trout: night movement, pod hierarchy, heavy tippet, medium-action rods, and the approach mistakes that put trophy browns down before you ever cast.
Bauer Reels - Get to Know - The Angler
Four trout rivers meet in Twin Bridges, Montana, with spring creeks filling in around them. What spring creek fishing demands, and how to swing streamers to staging fall browns.
Three Western Rivers Recommended for Fly Fishing
Three Western rivers picked for dry fly fishing - the Big Wood in Idaho, the Deschutes in Oregon and small water in northern New Mexico - plus hard-won advice on...
Monic Fly Lines - Get to Know - The Angler
A float guide's approach to the upper Colorado River: how deep to run an indicator or a dry dropper, when weight beats fly choice, and why a streamer has to...
Backcountry Skinz - Get to Know - The Angler
Backcountry lakes in the Alberta and BC Rockies: where the fish sit, why stripping a balanced leech beats hanging one, and how pack rafts open water you cannot walk to.
Is Belize Worth It? Bonefish, Tarpon, and Permit
James Johnson on reading nervous water, leading permit, stripping crabs versus shrimp, and the two casts worth practising before a Belize flats trip.
How You Fish the Colorado from a Boat?
A guide with 27 years on the Colorado River explains where the fish actually are on a float, how to read eddy lines from the oars, and the dry-dropper rig...
New Zealand's South Island Sight Fishing and Techniques for Giant Browns
A South Island guide breaks down how sight fishing for big New Zealand brown trout actually works, from training your eyes to leader construction, approach distance and pace.
Munich, Germany and Its Variety of Fishing and Culture
A German angler explains why Munich works as a base for fly fishing: Austria in ninety minutes, Slovenia in four hours, and marble trout to 40 inches.
Migrating Your Fly Fishing to Stillwater
A Colorado Springs guide on why anglers are moving to stillwater, the midge stripping rig he fishes 85 percent of the time, and how to find the right depth.
How to Simply Reset Your Dry Dropper for a Drag Free Drift - Tips and Tricks - Fly Fishing Insider Podcast
A short tip on resetting a dry dropper without recasting - lift the rod tip to pull the dry back, feed slack, and drop the nymph deeper in the column.
Commonalities in Casting for Fly Fishing and the Continues Learning
Roll cast mechanics, aerial mends, the railroad-track rule, hauling for saltwater distance, and why line management - not fly choice - separates anglers who catch fish from anglers who don't.
Stop Casting to a Visual Targets - Tips and Tricks - Fly Fishing Insider Podcast
Aiming at the rock, the bush or the rise is the most common presentation mistake in fly fishing. Aim for where the fly needs to be by the time it...
The # 1 Mistake Anglers Make - Tips and Tricks - Fly Fishing Insider Podcast
The number one mistake Christian Bacasa sees anglers make comes down to not knowing where fish actually are, plus the tips he uses to stay on top of it.
El Gallo Rooster Fishing at its Best in Baja Mexico
Roosterfish tactics from Muertos Bay: which rod weight for which size fish, why the retrieve has to be brutally fast, and the month of casting practice that pays for the...
Cheap and Effective Fly Dryer
The cheapest fly dryer in fly fishing costs a few cents. A safety pin dries used flies, organizes the day's confidence patterns, and doubles as a log of what actually...