Casting
Streamers on Calm Waters
- By: Dave Hughes
I fished the yamsi ranch last spring, in the sparsely settled and flat pine-forest country of southern Oregon, with owner John Hyde. John grew up on the ranch. He raises range-fed beef when he’s not involved in his first love, guiding folks on his home waters. He’s tall, slender; his hat and mustache are both broad.
The Ready Position
- By: Chico Fernandez
- Photography by: Chico Fernandez
The most frustrating part of fishing the saltwater flats with a fly rod, especially for someone new to this part of our sport, is the casting. I find that most new fly-casters, and even some intermediates, don’t like to practice away from the water; they feel it’s too much work. And it is a bit of work, at the beginning, but once we bypass that entry-level stage with saltwater tackle, say to the intermediate and up levels, casting is no work at all. Rather, it’s pure pleasure. Personally, I love to cast.
A Trip to Spey Nation
- By: Greg Thomas
"A few years ago when I headed to Russia for Atlantic salmon that I decided to give those Spey rods a true go of it and only because I was witnessing a major Spey-rod popularity boost in the Pacific Northwest..."
The Trout Ring
- By: Jeremie Hollman
An encounter with a bull trout leads to a disappointing midcurrent loss.
Staying on Top
- By: Darrel Martin
Keep your flies floating where the fish want them by using today's flotants in the most effective ways.
Angler Flotation Devices
- By: Beau Beasley
