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
When you’re fishing a freestone stream, you most likely try to place your fly inevery likely pocket, current seam or any other place a trout could be holding.Even the clearest lie can conceal a trout. If you place your fly in the right spot, atrout may take it, that is, if a trout is there. If trout are not there then youcertainly want get a… Read More »Fly Fishing For Trout – Finding Trout In Freestone Streams
The stream’s volume of water and rate of flow strictly depends upon MotherNature. The amount of water in the stream can vary drastically with the seasonsof the year. Heavy rainfall that usually occurs in the spring months makes thefreestone streams large and turbulent and sometimes flood beyond their normalbanks. In the late summer and fall months of the year, most freestone streamsreach their lowest levels.… Read More »Fly Fishing For Trout – Changing Water Conditions
When the rain and snow falls from the sky it is pure and free from minerals andis slightly acidic. It usually has a pH of approximately six. This can be affected byacid rain. The intent here is to show that the pH changes from the headwaters tothe slower moving water in the foothills and how this affects the aquatic insect life. As the water flows… Read More »Fly Fishing For Trout – Freestone Stream Insects
A freestone stream is born at the top of a mountain as drops of rainwater andmelting snowflakes. As gravity forces these droplets to seep through thecrevices of rocks, soil and organic matter, they combine into small trickles ofwater. These trickles eventually collide and become larger and larger. They formtiny streams that you can step across. The tiny streams eventually join other tiny steams to form… Read More »Fly Fishing For Trout – Freestone Streams
At the headwaters, most eastern freestone mountain streams support native brook trout. In the west, most headwaters support native cutthroat trout. Some of the western freestone stream headwaters also support wild brook trout, or decedents of brook trout that were at one time stocked. These fish are usually small, averaging from four to eight inches because they have less space to live and less food… Read More »Fly Fishing Freestone Streams – Part Two
Generally, trout streams are classified as freestone trout streams, taiilwaters and spring creeks. Of course, there are streams that have various combinations of spring creek water, tailwaters and freestone stream water, In this case, we are only covering freestone streams. A freestone trout stream is born at the top of a mountain as drops of rainwater and a melting snow pack or snowflakes. As gravity… Read More »Fly Fishing Freestone Streams – Part One