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Free Fly Tying Saturday: January 4, 9 am – 12 pm. Please RSVP to [email protected]. This first tying session is usually our least attended of the year, so if you’re new and want some great instruction, just let me know and we’ll be ready to show you how to do
The hot ticket right now has been the nymph game which is par for the course but the occasion to grab a big one on the strip or swing is still an option. nymphing with stones, caddis, or a well-presented egg pattern has been the choice of fly patterns for
Staying Warm during Winter Fishing
Steelhead are cold-water critters. Steelhead anglers need to learn how to Stay Warm during the Winter while chasing them. Steelhead can be caught all winter long in water temperatures as low as 33 degrees. Steelhead will feed all winter long, fight extremely hard when hooked
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nd-XMXDXfHY #nature #fishing #outdoors Day 3 of our Wyoming fishing trip went way better than the first few. After a couple rough sessions, due to low water and storms, the stars aligned and we finally hit trout paydirt. We were surprised to find the the river in fishable condition considering
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I would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from all of us at BBT!!! Hope you all have a great holiday season with family and friends!!! Cheers to a great new year with health and happiness!!! Looking forward to
As December winds down, so does the year. Thanks to all of you who got into the boat this past year and spent some time fishing for the so many different species we luckily have in our watersheds – it was a privilege to guide you and spend some time
May and June offer Mid-west anglers a chance to fish stoneflies on the surface. This well floating dry fly can be skittered on the surface to imitate the naturals with all the movement of the rubber legs and from some twitching in the presentation for some rather aggressive rises.
This week Katy and I have been watching Bad Monkey — an adaptation of the Carl Hiaasen book of the same name. It takes place in south Florida and the Bahamas, and is perfect winter fodder. In the background of this crime/comedy stretch saltwater flats of endless variety and allure.
Many fly anglers eagerly await the start of the spring steelhead run. In this blog post I will point out what I believe are the top five spring steelhead flies. I will show you how to tie them and explain when to use them.
Any list of the top five
The Lower Peninsula is something of an island and what we consider distant is often pretty close. Meaning a trip to the steelhead waters of the state’s west coast really amounts to an extra large cup of coffee and a two-hour transit. At some point you drive out of the