Those of you who fish a salmon fly with an upturned eye probably know some form of steering knot to enable you to fish your fly in a straight line behind your leader - if not...then you are welcome to…
There is a fishable layer… just below the surface, where a well-presented deer hair bug can do wonders just before the riffling hitch season picks up -
Micro flies … the essential requirement If the river is low and warm or the fish you have come to fish have gone stale, you will ever so often find that the flies needed to trick such fish into bitting will be some of the smallest flies you may find in your box.
Fluorocarbon has become distinctly popular over the last couple of decades. Many anglers I know do not think twice when buying a spool of fluorocarbon tippet material 6 - 7 times more expensive than a spool of quality nylon tippet material. - But is it necessary to use fluorocarbon tippet material for salmon and trout?
The tiny stuff Why use such a small tube fly? Small flies are essential to the salmon and trout fly box. We tend to forget that salmon and trout are more than ferocious predators – they are also highly adaptable…