Twitch It To Get Trout To Strike! #fishing #flyfishing #trout

Give this retrieve a try for those closed mouth trout. Sometimes that little twitch makes a difference.

Quick Q&A About The Martin Fly Rod Combo

Quick Q&A About The Martin Fly Rod Combo... Does the line go through the metal pillars and is there an easy way to attach a leader to the fly line?

Try This Retrieve for Trout!

​@COAF Field Team  follow up on an earlier video in case you missed it. The retrieve that worked consistently while fly fishing for trout on the Blue River in Oklahoma! Do give it a try... no strike indicator, short pull retrieve,  set the hook at any indication of a strike... line hesitates, twitches, or pulls or the fly disappears,...

Try This Retrieve for Trout - Downstream Drift

Sometimes a downstream drift to trout may be needed. Here is how I fished the Blue River in Oklahoma one trip when trout were lurking in a pocket. Do give it a try!

This trip the trout were not cooperating. They were staying in the pocket but were ignoring the fishing fly.

I moved upstream and started using this retrieve and once I got the timing and depth dialed in, the trout struck immediately!

Fly Fishing Tips from the Little Red Book of Fly Fishing | Podcast 43, Episode 24

Episode 24 in the "Little Red Book of Fly Fishing" podcast series where I review fly fishing tips….

This round it's tips 110 through 113!
Tip 110: You Got to Pick a Pocket (or Two)
Tip 111: Rock On
Tip 112: Pillow Talk
Tip 113: Rob the Banks

Do check back on our next episode in the series where we discuss tips 114 - 117 .
Tip 114: Rosenbauer's Rules
Tip 115: Be the Tree
Tip 116: Nervous Water
Tip 117: Your Fly Rod Cannot See

Good Luck and Good Fishing!

Make Your Own DIY Fly Fishing Leader, Save $$$ | Getting Started in Fly Fishing Series 👍👍👍

Next in the ongoing Getting Started in Fly Fishing - $33 Amazon Challenge is a money saving DIY demo where yours truly shows you how I make my own fly fishing leader.

Costing less than a dollar, much less if you don't use tippet rings, the DIY Fly Fishing Leader uses a Perfection Loop, Blood Knot, Improved Clinch Knot, and a Trilene Knot and different lengths and strengths of monofilament line.

Do give it a try and let us know how it works for you. And, do check back for more in the Series... look for upcoming videos of the Muddler Minnow that came with the Martin Fly Fishing Kit that is the base for this series!

Also, have upcoming videos with suggestions that may be of interest to some... and, they won't cut into your fishing budget!

Five Fly Fishing Presentations for this Season... Trout Fishing Anyone?

Here is a follow-up fishing video that describes five fly fishing presentations that have worked well for us when trout fishing in Oklahoma – specifically, the Blue River, Broken Bow (also known as the Lower Mountain Fork), and Turner Falls.

The five fly fishing presentations are:

– Upstream

– Upstream 45 degrees

– Cross Stream

– Downstream 45 degrees

– Downstream

Of note, one must continue to maintain a drag free drift to ensure the fishing fly mimics a natural moving “bug”.

PS: Video includes one more presentation that is a variation of several them.

Fly Fishing: Quality Fly Line and a Bamboo Stake Pole

The other day decided to demo casting a quality fly line using a bamboo stake pole normally used for gardeners to support tomato plants.

This round, fished a local pond and caught a fish or two using the bamboo stake pole as a fly rod, weight forward floating 6 weight fly line, and a Near Deere fishing fly.

Fun stuff!

flyfishing #fishing #bamboostake

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Getting Started Fly Fishing | Casting Quality Fly Line with a Bamboo Stake...?

That time of year when fishing questions start coming in. This one relates to getting started in fly fishing – specifically, our thoughts on budgeting for a fly rod/reel combo.

In this video, the introduction has a past video playing in the background… yours truly is casting a OPST Commando Head and no rod or reel at the local pond. It’s a quality line that makes for some nice casting especially when our back cast is clobbered.

Then, I describe a fly line that I will demo casting using a bamboo stake like the ones used to support tomato plants in a garden.

If a quality fly line can be cast using a stiff bamboo stake, then a good fly rod should easily cast the same fly line.

PS: Our suggestion has remained constant over the years… in general, we like to first purchase a quality fly line, then will buy the fly rod, and then either buy the reel last or repurpose one we already have.

That is, unless we are planning to use the new fly rod/reel combo for larger fish that require a good drag for fighting on the reel, then we will buy the reel before the rod or repurpose a rod we already have.

Fly Fishing Tips from the Little Red Book of Fly Fishing | iFishNews Fishing Podcast #21

In preparation for the upcoming trout stocking season, decided to dust-off the “Little Red Book of Fly Fishing” and review the tips. This week I touch on tips 1 through 4!

Tip 1: Dare to be different
Tip 2: The Grip
Tip 3: Point your cast
Tip 4: 10 and 2, too little

Do check it out!