I was a trout snob. That’s right. In fact, I regarded just about any other fish that I caught outside of the trout and salmon realm as incidental inconveniences that were merely wasting my time. That was until about 15…
There seems to be bit of a resurrection of vintage actions in the fly rod world which adds to the idea that much of the industry has gone full circle. If you look at just about any magazine article in…
SPINNERS The most under fished stage of the mayfly is the spinner fall. It is also the most misunderstood stage, yet if you talk to anyone who regularly looks for it, they’ll tell you it can provide the most exiting…
What to use and when. For the purpose of explaining this, we’ll look at a typical hatch on an average day. Assuming that we know what insect is most likely to emerge and that we are prepared in terms of…
One of the more misunderstood areas of fly-fishing for trout is rise forms and their relation to fly selection. A trial and error method works well if there are no tell tale signs of the trout’s feeding activity. But…
With opening week just about behind us, we thought we might recap it. The fishing on the tailwater was spectacular with some real bruins landed, a great mix of mid sized fish and outstanding weather. Thanks to all of our…
The last couple of years have seen a very strong resurgence on the Grand River Tailwater with some of the best fishing anglers have experienced in over a decade. This past 2013 and 14 not only yielded an unprecedented number of…
An independent gear review by Nick “Cool Breeze” Groves When the Trouthunter tippets and leaders arrived at Grand River Outfitting & Fly Shop, I have to admit that I was pretty excited. After all, I am a gear weenie, and…
We live in a world where people can’t get enough of “better”. Our computers, cars, bicycles and sporting equipment we are told, no matter how current, can always be improved on and we buy it up. I for one however,…