At Perfect Fly, we receive email and phone calls from people who want to get into the sport of fly fishing and want to know what fly rod they should buy. Those who have owned a fly rod for some time and can cast from twenty to seventy feet, probably already know what rod suits them the best. Those new to the sport of fly… Read More »Fly Rods for beginners and some that thought they had the best fly rods.
June 6th is Father’s Day. Here are some gifts you may consider giving him.
There are times you may encounter a lot of different insects hatching and other times when there are few to nothing hatching. There are a few insects that hatch during the Fall and Winter. Most of them take place during the Spring and Summer months of the year. Of course, this varies greatly with the section of the country you fish. It is a… Read More »Tips On Fishing Hatches
If trout see you, it will be next to impossible for you to catch them. In order to hide from them, you need to know a little about how a trout sees the world outside the water. The subject is far too complicated to discuss in detail in a short article but thank goodness, it isn’t necessary. This issue has an article that gets into… Read More »Hiding From The Trout
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
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
Perfect Fly November Fly Fishing Journal Contents: Late Autumn/Early Winter Season Tips Articulated Streamers Fishing Spring Creeks Winter Steelhead Fishing Pre-rigged Trout Flies Holiday Gifts Guide Fly Fishing for Speckled Trout Late Autumn/Early Winter Season Tips By James Marsh When the first cool mornings of Fall come around, anglers come out from their airconditioned hangouts to pursue their favorite fish on the fly –… Read More »November, 2021 Perfect Fly Journal