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Dry-dropper
Dry-dropper
Technique · Dry and Nymph
Two dry-fly presentations: relaxed tippet lets the fly travel with nearby foam; tight tippet pulls the fly and creates a wake.
Dry-fly presentation
Technique · Dry Fly
Loch-style wet fly
Technique · Wet Fly
Overhead comparison with current moving right: a downstream line belly in fast near water is replaced by an upstream curve while the fly stays in slow far water.
Mending and line control
Technique · Presentation
A Murray cod sits beneath a fallen trunk while a streamer sinks beside the outside of its branches; the retrieve leads away into open water without crossing the timber.
Fishing timber for Murray cod
Technique · Native Fish
Nymphing pocket water
Nymphing pocket water
Technique · Nymph
Polaroiding
Technique · Sight Fishing
Two stages of a roll cast: a D-loop hangs behind the raised rod with line anchored on the water in front; the forward stroke stops high and the loop unrolls above the water.
Roll casting
Technique · Casting
Three schematic line behaviours: a floating line on the surface, an intermediate line submerged shallowly and a sinking line deeper, each connected by a leader to a fly.
Saltwater depth and retrieve control
Technique · Saltwater
An olive streamer is retrieved ahead of a following trout, with a low rod tip and connected leader; a short pull moves it forward and a pause lets it sink.
Streamer fishing
Technique · Streamer
Chironomid Under Indicator
Chironomid Under Indicator
Dry-Fly Fishing (Fundamentals)
Dry-Fly Fishing (Fundamentals)
Fishery Feedback Loops and Traps
What Makes a Fishery Healthy (Systems Model)
Hot-Weather Stillwater Tactics
Hot-Weather Stillwater Tactics
Match the Hatch (Stillwater)
Match the Hatch (Stillwater)
Reading River Flows (Before You Go)
River Float (Drift Boat & Raft Tactics)
River Float (Drift Boat & Raft Tactics)
River Nymphing
River Nymphing
Small Lake Stillwater Tactics
Small Lake Stillwater Tactics
Small-Stream Dry-Fly for Cutthroat
Small-Stream Dry-Fly for Cutthroat
Spey Casting
Streamer Fishing for Bull Trout
Thermal Thresholds by Species
Top Flies for Fall (Kootenays)
Top Flies for Fall (Kootenays)
Top Flies for Spring (Kootenays)
Top Flies for Summer (Kootenays)
Top 10 Fly Patterns for the Kootenays
Top 10 Fly Patterns for the Kootenays
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