FLOUROCARBON VERSUS MONOFILAMENT

FLOUROCARBON VERSUS MONOFILAMENT

I was just talking to a friend and he was asking about flourocarbon and if I think it is really worth the extra cost. We also talked about when to use flourocarbon versus mono. As with anything, there’s good and bad with both. The theory behind flouro is it disappears...
SET THE HOOK!

SET THE HOOK!

On Wednesday, I was guiding J.J. from Tucson. He called a few of weeks ago and said that he has been fly fishing for a couple of years and wanted to work on improving his skills as his goal is to fish a lot more in 2016. We hit a private pond first so that we could...
PROJECT HEALING WATERS DONATION

PROJECT HEALING WATERS DONATION

Last year I donated a full day guided trip to be auctioned off between Desert Fly Casters and Arizona Fly Casters as a fundraiser for the Phoenix Project Healing Waters chapter. Dave Briscoe from Sun City won the trip and took it earlier this week. He brought along...
BIG BROWNS

BIG BROWNS

It has been a really good week for big browns in small streams and I can’t believe how long it took things to really turn on. Just six weeks ago, I was fishing water that was still 32-40 degrees but now that it has warmed up, the big fish are coming out to play. All...
WINTER FISHING

WINTER FISHING

Fishing in the winter can be a little tricky. If you are going to a lake, like Becker for example, you never know what it is going to look like when you get there. Two days ago, I was driving passed it so decided to stop and see what the conditions were. I found that...
SINKING LINES FOR STILLWATER FISHING

SINKING LINES FOR STILLWATER FISHING

When we first get into the sport of fly fishing, we usually end up with a floating line. These work great for dry fly fishing, nymphing and midge fishing under an indicator in lakes. But, there are often times when we need to cover depth and strip streamers and...