During the late Summer and early Fall, many trout streams become very low due to the lack of rainfall. In these cases, if the air temperatures become very hot, trout streams can get low of oxygen in bad condition and fishing can become very tough and stressful on the trout when you are successful in hooking one. If the water temperature is not too warm… Read More »Fishing for Trout during the Summer in Low Clear Water
Some anglers tend to want to avoid fishing during the so called “dog days” of summer. Dog Days are usually considered to be the hottest days of the year ranging from about the second week of July to the middle of August. In ancient times, people associated the heat during this period with the concurrent rising of Sirius, nicknamed “the dog star. When it comes… Read More »Catching Trout During The Dog Days Of Summer
By James Marsh We want to republish this older post on fly fishing during the summer months and warmer water. Our hottest selling product: Flies and Stream and Species Fly Selections We have our own line of products for fly fishing including our own fly patterns as well as our own line of fly rods, fly reels, fly lines, leaders and tippets, vest… Read More »Summertime Fly Fishing Tips
Perfect Fly May 2022 Fly Fishing Journal Articles: How Trout See Flies Hiding From Trout Fishing the Hatches Featured Products: Bottom of page How Trout See Flies By James Marsh 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… Read More »May 2022 Perfect Fly Fishing Journal
Perfect Fly Fishing Journal – February 2022 Index: Euro/Czech Stye Nymph Fishing Tips on Fishing Tailwaters During Late Winter-Early Spring Months Why Use Perfect Flies Aquatic Insects – Imitating Black Flies Perfect Fly Selections Euro/Czech Style Nymph Fishing A recently popular fly fishing method but one that has been around for years and one that goes by many different names is most recently called… Read More »February 2022 Issue of the Perfect Fly Fishing Journal
The Match the Hatch kit and individual tools are for those of you that want to learn to catch more fish by matching what’s the most plentiful and available trout foods. The Streamside Match-The-Hatch, match nymphs and larvae that hasn’t hatched yet and those insects that have hatched and died on the water Kit. Packed in a rip-stop nylon belt pouch, each Match-The-Hatch Kit includes:… Read More »New Match the Hatch Tools and Kits
Before we get into casting, remember that although casting is an important function in fly-fishing, there are a lot of other things that are just as important ifnot more important than making a perfect cast. Reading water, finding fish,knowing the habits of the fish you are after, knowing where to cast, and many other things can be far more important than making a perfect cast.… Read More »Fly Casting – Part Three – Tips
Let me get to a main point you shouldn’t ever forget. Anytime and anywhere, anyone is trying to cast for trout by making a cast of over forty or fifty feet long, unless they have special circumstances that are not normal, they are using the wrong approach. Most all of the cast you make for trout should be less than thirty, feet long anywhere you… Read More »Fly Casting – Part Two – Long Cast Aren’t Necessary
First of all, Sea Run Cutthroats aren’t found in every steelhead and salmon stream that flows from the Pacific Ocean into freshwater streams. They can only be found in certain streams. Those streams that do have runs of cutthroats are designated in the various articles of the stream section of this site.The Sea Run Cutthroat trout will generally come into the river after the first… Read More »Fly Fishing For Sea Run Cutthroat Trout
During the late Summer and early Fall, many freestone trout streams becomevery low due to the lack of rainfall. In these cases, it the air temperatures becomevery hot, trout streams can get in bad condition and fishing can become verytough and stressful on the trout when you are successful. As always, the streams to be affected the most in terms of water level are thesmall,… Read More »Fly Fishing For Trout – Fishing Low Clear Water