Coarse & predators
Fly tactics for carp, cyprinids and pike.
Method · 4 min read
Sight-Fishing to Carp
Carp live in bright shallow water where you can see them, and they are cleverer than any stocked rainbow. How to cast to a cruising fish.
Method · 4 min read
Bottom-Contact Nymphing for Barbel
A barbel lives in pushy water with its mouth at the gravel. How to get a heavy nymph down to it and keep in touch.
Method · 4 min read
Small-Stream Cyprinids
A small hill stream, a light rod, one small fly and a fish that hits the surface as if it had somewhere else to be.
Method · 6 min read
Winter Pike on the Fly: Reservoir Tactics
From October to January a big reservoir is yours. Where pike lie in the cold, the line for each depth, a slow retrieve, the wire trace and the rules.