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Float vs. Wade Fishing in Patagonia
Patagonia delivers a fly-fishing experience unlike anywhere else on the planet. And whether you decide to plan a float trip or a purely wading trip in Patagonia, an experience of a lifetime surely awaits.
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Tarpon and Permit Fishing in the Bahamas
While the Bahamas are commonly known for bonefish, the fact is the opportunities for fly fishing the other two members of the Grand Slam trio—tarpon and permit— do exist.
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Plan a Successful Alaska Salmon Trip
Alaska's size makes forecasting its salmon runs a challenge; consequently a salmon fly-fishing trip there requires diligent planning. Alaska is big. I mean really big.
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Basic Nymph-Fishing Techniques
Don’t ever fool yourself into thinking you’ll make your fly look like a naturally drifting nymph for more than a few feet.
With the average 30-foot cast, your fly will behave exactly like a drifting natural for two or three feet, sort of like a natural for 15 feet, and completely wrong for the other 12 feet. Don’t lose any sleep over this. Just as you’ll never buy or tie a fly that looks exactly like a mayfly, you’ll never get the perfect drift. But trout aren’t very bright, and pretty close is good enough to fool them.
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Secrets of Fall Trout Fishing
As autumn approaches, ants hatched in their underground colonies sprout wings.
There is a period of dry-fly activity on most trout streams every fall that rivals the best hatches of spring. It’s a “fall” (as opposed to a hatch) of migrating winged ants, and when these insects are on the water nearly every trout in the river will feed on the surface with abandon.
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Wading the Flats–The Experience
Every angler should at some time in their lives spend a day wading a flat in search of bonefish, redfish or other flats species.
Though fishing the flats from the bow of a flats boat is a good day in anyone’s life, to wade a flat is a day long remembered when days on boats run together. To wade is to become part and parcel of the fish’s universe. You are as much the predator as the lemon shark that glides effortlessly across the sandy ridges, then explodes in a cloud of sand when startled.
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Freshwater Wading Tips for Moving Water
Any guide will tell you, it’s not if you’ll “take a swim,” but when. Here a few safety tips for wading in moving water, some learned the hard way.
I’ll never forget the first time I waded into a river to fish. With my new waders and boots, I felt almost invincible as I strode into the cold water completely dry and protected. In reality, I was participating in a potentially very dangerous activity. The false sense of security the waders afforded was made apparent the first time I fell in a river – which I also will never forget.I’ll never forget the first time I waded into a river to fish. With my new waders and boots, I felt almost invincible as I strode into the cold water completely dry and protected. In reality, I was participating in a potentially very dangerous activity. The false sense of security the waders afforded was made apparent the first time I fell in a river – which I also will never forget.
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How to Fly Fish from a Raft
In terms of basic function, a raft is no different than a drift boat in terms of river trip fly fishing adventures. A raft is designed to drift down the river with the current, with the rower or guide controlling the speed by facing forward and pulling against the current. This allows him or her to regulate speed and guide the boat through and away from all the potential hazards that a river may offer up, from fallen trees to big rocks and even rapids. Controlling a raft down a fast river takes skill and a great deal of practice.
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How to Fly Fish from a Drift Boat
Booking a fly-fishing trip with a guide in a drift boat is one of the great angling experiences for a number of reasons: you’re going to cover a lot of water, you’re going to see a lot of beautiful country that you wouldn’t see otherwise, and you’re going to experience some great and varied fishing over the course of the day depending on the time of year.
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How to Launch a Boat from a Trailer
Mirrors, mirrors, mirrors and practice, practice, practice. These are the two keys to successfully launching a boat from a trailer, or for backing anything from a camping trailer to a boat trailer. If you’re looking for some great entertainment, go to a public boat ramp on a holiday weekend, grab a picnic lunch and a few beers and watch the show.