Be Like a Cat And Catch More Fish When Fly Fishing
Cats are great hunters. Christian Bacasa breaks down several ways to act like a cat while fly fishing and catch more fish across every species.
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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
Gateway to the Driftless Region and it's Amazing Fly Fishing
Craig Amacker, an Orvis endorsed guide at Madison Fly Fishing Company, shares tactics for gin clear water in Wisconsin's Driftless Region.
Fly Fishing Tips Like Dapping, Slapping, Skating, and Sliding to the Lane
Dapping, slapping, skating and sliding to the lane: four ways to change things up and attract fish, from trout and bass to crappie and pike.
A Wet Fly Tactic to Maximize Your Time on the Water
Fishing upriver means walking back down. Christian Bacasa shares specific wet fly tactics for the walk back so the return trip produces more fish.
Golden Dorado, Peacock Bass, Pacú, Bicuda and Wolf Fish Fly Fishing in the Amazon
Captain Rafael Costa guides the Iriri river in the Brazilian Amazon and talks tactics for Golden Dorado, Peacock Bass, Pacu, Bicuda and Wolf Fish.
The Upper Delaware and Fly Fishing with Emerger Flies
Joe Demalderis covers the Upper Delaware from the basics to deep emerger strategy, and the regional subtleties that set an angler up for success.
Practice Tips to Get Your Cast Ready for Your Next Big Trip
Christian Bacasa gives 10 practice tips to build good, strong and accurate casts, so a planned fly fishing trip is not wasted on rusty casting.
Observation Tactics and Tips for Fly Fishing
Christian Bacasa breaks fly fishing observation into four stages: at home, in the parking lot, walking in, and at the water. Success starts before the cast.
Tips When You Are Learning How to Modern or Euro Nymph
Christian Bacasa shares beginner tips for modern or euro nymphing, aimed at shortening the learning curve when you are picking the technique up.
Trophy Trout Hunting - What Big Rapalas Tell You About Big Streamers
Two years of throwing six-inch plugs at stream trout taught this angler what triggers a trophy fish - and why big articulated streamers made instant sense when they arrived.
Christian Bacasa - Guest Speaking On Wet Fly Swing With Dave Stewart
Christian Bacasa guests on Dave Stewart's Wet Fly Swing Podcast to cover Dupeafish, owning the Fly Fishing Insider Podcast, and planning DIY trips.
Challenging The Fly Casting Loop Concept
A forestry scientist traces the word "loop" back to an 1885 book, argues a fly cast is really a wave, and explains the slow spey method he built out of...
How the Water Changes Perspective when Fly Fishing
After fifteen years away from fishing, one Orvis class restarted everything: a Mayfly Project chapter, a move to Colorado, rowing school, and a first season guiding.
How to Rig Your Boat and Run The Aquarium on the Green River
Eleven seasons on the Green River out of Dutch John, distilled into flows, hatch timing, 14-foot leaders, foam-headed streamers and the safety gear that lives under a guide's seat.
The Crazy Ivan Technique for Stillwater Fly Fishing
A Utah stillwater specialist explains the Crazy Ivan pivot, the countdown method behind it, and the lines, leaders and hooks that turn cutthroat takes into hookups.
Episode 119 - Keith Webster - Tornado Anchors
A manufacturing engineer redesigned the drift boat anchor around independently rotating galvanized plates, then built a seven-weight lineup from 6 to 45 pounds with no lead in it.
Episode 111 - Phil Rowley - Stillwater Tactics - Part 2
Reading a new lake from bathymetric maps to the shoreline walk, the 50-65F window, the 20-foot rule, and a 22-pound rainbow six feet under an indicator.
Episode 110 - Phil Rowley - Stillwater Tactics - Part 1
Depth before retrieve before pattern - the naked long-leader method, the line squiggle that signals a take, dangling in deep water, and why trout eat blobs.
Episode 96 - Lance Egan - Modern Nymphing Lessons.
Rod length, reel balance, leader formulas and the one casting fault that costs the most fish - a euro nymphing walkthrough from a Team USA angler.
Episode 95 - Devin Olsen- From Competitive Life to Easy Top River Tips
A Team USA angler on reading pocket water, the winter three-step of dry dropper then nymph then streamer, and the leader signal that says your fly is deep.