Welcome to the new June 2014 Issue of the Perfect Fly Journal. When the subject of fishing comes up, the concerns of most anglers, especially those without a lot of experience, gets down to the subject of how, when and where to catch more fish. This issue contains three articles we think will be of help in that regard. 2. Hiding From Trout: https://perfectflystore.com/hiding-from-the-trout/ 3.… Read More »June 2014 Perfect Fly Journal
In order to understand why trout will take a particular fly at certain times andplaces and not take it at other times and places, you first must understand thebasics of how the trout sees a fly and what triggers the trout into taking the fly orignoring it. The same basic knowledge is necessary in order to understand whygeneric, attractor and impressionistic imitations work at certain… Read More »How Trout See Flies
Contents Great Smoky Mountains National Park-Top Two Streams You are probably wondering why we choose to list the top two streams instead of the top stream. That’s because about half of the park is in the state of North Carolina and half in the state of Tennessee. https://www.flyfishingsmokymountains.com/ Angie Marsh fishing Little River which is on the Tennessee Side of the park. The Tennessee side… Read More »Perfect Fly – February, 2023 Fly Fishing Journal
A fishing report I received from Derek Porter: We just got back from 4 days in the smokies backcountry. As you know, the water is the lowest it’s been since 2016. Obviously had to use great caution approaching the creek and casting, moving around etc. We saw tons of Great Autumn Brown Sedge in the air – laying eggs all day long (usually you think… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains National Park Trout In Low Water Conditions
Backcountry Fly Fishing on the Rooftop of Wyoming If you are looking for a remote western backcountry experience where the variety of the terrain and scenery is equally matched by the variety of fish you will catch then look no further than the Wind River Range of the Rocky Mountains in Wyoming. The WRR encompasses 2.25 million acres in an area roughly 110 miles long… Read More »Wind River Magic
Introduction The Word Hatch The is the first article of a new series of posts on “matching the hatch”. The phrase “matching the hatch” is often used by fly anglers fishing for trout and sometimes for other species such as bass, pike, etc. During the last several years the phrase has even been used by anglers using conventional tackle fishing for many different species… Read More »Matching the Hatch
First, although I’m sure most of you already know, I just want to make sure you understand what the term terrestrial insect refers too. Terrestrial insects are insects that are born and spend most of their life on land. They get into the water only by accident. Windy conditions and other natural conditions can cause these insects to sometimes loose their caution and end up… Read More »Fishing Imitations of Terrestrial Insects
During the spring months, trout will usually respond on the surface very well when thewater reaches 50 degrees F. for a day or two. Dry fly fishing can even be excellent at this temperature provided hatches are occurring. Angie and I generally would start out fishing a nymph if the water temperature was below 50 degrees and not expected to rise to that temperature.… Read More »Fly Fishing Cold Water for Trout
by James Marsh 09/26/22Someone sent us an email asking which method of fishing catches the most trout – dry fly fishing on the surface or fishing flies below the surface of the water. The subject of email was fishing dry flies versus fishing flies below the surface. I first thought of responding by writing that it greatly depends on the percentage of anglers fishing dry… Read More »Where do trout eat – on the surface of the water or below it?
by James Marsh In the northern parts of the U.S., brown trout will soon be starting their annual spawning activity. Of course, this is due to the cooler climate which results in water temperatures that are much lower at this time of year than those in the middle and southern parts of the nation. Yes, it is still early for the great majority of spawning… Read More »Spawning Brown Trout