Universal Tips

Let Your Guide Pick Your Fly

August 16, 2010
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It’s time for another Universal Fishing Tip – pointers that are useful anywhere in the world you go fishing. When you’re headed out for a day in a new fishery, show your guide your fly box and ask what they think you should fish.  You might be the best angler in the world, but you’re [...]

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Dry Out Your Gear: Universal Fly Fishing Tips

February 13, 2010
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Today’s Universal Fly Fishing Tip is one that most anglers know, but few actually follow through on.  After a day or a week or fishing, make sure you dry out your gear well. Gear that gets stored wet gets nasty.  Waders stink, rod socks mildew, flies rust and backing turns black.  When you’re done with [...]

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Bring a Raincoat: Universal Fly Fishing Tips

February 4, 2010
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We’ve got another entry today in our series of universal fly fishing tips – pointers that hold true no matter where in the world you’re chasing fish with a fly rod. Any time, anywhere you’re going fishing, your should bring a raincoat.  Alaska in June is pretty obvious…April in the Bahamas might be a little [...]

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Clean Off Your Boots: Universal Fly Fishing Tips

November 18, 2009

No sandy footprints – nice. Today we add to our list of universal fly fishing tips – rules that hold true no matter where in the world you’re fishing. We’ve told you about one way to keep your boat clean and your boatmates happy – by putting trash in the cooler.  Today’s tip is to [...]

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Trash Goes In The Cooler: Universal Fly Fishing Tips

October 27, 2009

It’s more than just a fly sorting bench. Photo: Cameron Miller Today we continue our mini-series on the truths of fly fishing – tips, rules and guidelines that apply to fly fishing all over the world. Over the years, fly fishing guides have built up knowledge on not only the many technical aspects of fishing, [...]

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Net The Head: Universal Fly Fishing Tips

October 20, 2009

Cam nets the head. Photo: Ric Fogel/Sportfolio In the world of fly fishing, there are very few truly universal truths. Today we start a mini-series of posts on those very few tips, guidelines and rules that pretty much apply anywhere in the world you can go fly fishing. Net the head! The setup here is [...]

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