Tips for fly fishing

Varnish, silicone and epoxy can bee tough to get off your dubbing needle or bodkin. This little gadget will make it much easier.

Sometimes giving that fly a few extra seconds to drift into the back end of a pool will trigger a response.

Keep a spare set of cheap reading glasses in your fly vest. Make it 0.5+ stronger than what you would normally use.

Use a Rubber Landing Net Bag or a soft mesh net.

Why don’t you put your fly reel on the inside pocket of your fly vest?

We are schooled on "upstream fishing", but how many are fishing downstream?
To enjoy your fishing more, learn how to fish downstream as well.

We all love the advantage of long tippets when it comes to dry fly fishing, as it gives you beautiful gentle presentations and long drag free drifts.

Bringing life back into a flyline is tricky and all dependant upon how 'cracked' or dry the line is.

Try and get an aerial or elevated view of the water you are going to fish.

If you get a small leak in your neoprenes, the hole can be very difficult to locate. Take the radical road and fill the neoprenes with water!

Never underestimate the power of a well fished streamer pattern to pull fish out of their lays.

There are numerous ways to tie droppers, each in it's own right have a place.

You can optimize your Woollies

A lot of flyfishers only fish one line, i.e. because that is all what they need as they fish shallower still waters or changing of a line is too much effort.

Tying on small hooks is often made harder by the fact that the hooks tend to disappear. Keeping control over the small scraps of metal can be quite a chore.

When tying flies and you are using the Petitjean Magic tool or a paperclip or closed cell foam with slits cut into it (they all do the same thing) and you are planning to split threads to create a

Have you ever wondered why some fly fishers are so much more effective when fishing with nymphs?

If you wear a wading jacket, it might feel tempting to tuck it inside the waders to keep it under control, keep it dry or whatever.
But don't.

I have heard so many times "I do not wear waders because it will make me sink!"
It's a myth!

The greatest wisdom is seeing through appearances.

What works today, might not work tomorrow, next week or next year. This is applicable to flies, bead colors, hot spots, size of flies.

After a fishing trip, remove your fly rod from its tube and let it dry out. It is good for the cork and metal on a graphite or fiberglass rod and doing it is even more important for a bamboo rod.

Avoid fishing for trout In water over 18 degrees C or 65 degrees F.

Tie some nymphs (PTN, GRHE, etc) on scud hooks and keep the nymphs handy in the fly box. Make sure the tails are around the bend of the scud hooks.