Dry Fly Fishing
One significant milestone in my lifelong fishing journey was moving away from warm water bass fishing to fly fishing the cold trout streams in the Rocky Mountains of New Mexico and Colorado. Another milestone was when I made the decision to become a dry fly only angler. The enjoyment factor in fly fishing went to a much higher level when I committed to this choice.
A while back, Christopher Rownes, a renowned fly fishing expert, requested my contribution to his website, The Floating Fly. This comprehensive website offers a wealth of methods and techniques in the art of dry fly fishing. It's a compilation of articles written by internationally acclaimed anglers. While I'm not internationally acclaimed, I was indeed honored to be asked to contribute, and my article has now been published. I recommend you visit The Floating Fly for in-depth information in view of dry fly best practices. I think you'll find yourself checking out the list of authors and exploring their preferred approach to dry fly fishing. A link is provided below for convenient access:
That is interesting, I took the opposite path. I went from trouting to chasing bass and other species (including the salt). Why? Because every stream in my neck of the woods is fished to death. I do get a trout fix every spring from a private pond. The Floating Fly site is terrific and a nice complement this site. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteGrowing up in the south, there were no trout streams, it was all about bass...still is there. Solitude on a trout stream, high in the mountains is heaven for me. Yup, we fish what is natural to our local environments. You're lucky to live close to the ocean! Our closest drive to a beach is not so...
DeleteThis is so cool mike. I like your status as dry fly master.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Steve! I beginning to think runoff, conditions, and hatches will be occurring one month earlier this year.
DeleteI hope I'm wrong about above prediction...we need snow! Our stream beds could use a good flushing...
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