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Simplify Euronymphing

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Change is inevitable, even with a sport as old as fly fishing. But, in the past decade or so, no area of our sport has witnessed more change than euro nymphing. Everything, from leaders and flies to rods and reels have moved far beyond the original roots of euro nymphing...

TFO Ambassadors Host Successful Fly Fishing School on Colorado’s South Platte

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Earlier this summer, a team of TFO Ambassadors and Pro Staff hosted a three-day fly fishing school on the South Platte River near Lake George, Colorado. The event, organized and led by Jim and Janine Young, brought together anglers of all experience levels for hands-on learning and on-the-water instruction. Throughout...

Successful Dry Fly Fishing Tactics

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Presentation trumps fly selection. You’ll catch more trout with the wrong fly but the right presentation than you will with the right fly but the wrong presentation. Don’t get me wrong; having the right fly is important especially when a hatch tightens the trout feeding focus to a single prey...

The ‘Why’ and ‘How’ of Euro Nymphing

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No facet of fly fishing has witnessed a more rapid rate of change than nymph fishing. Driven by its popularity which is fueled by its success, nymph fishing has arrived at the forefront of fly fishing. More anglers are nymphing than ever before. And it’s no wonder; trout feed more...

The Stealth Is Coming – An Overview with Rod Designer Jason Randall

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It’s no secret that European, high-stick and tight-line nymphing is an extremely effective (and popular) way of catching trout. Being able to make repetitive, drag-free drifts and cover as much water as possible (depth and length) is a sure way of increasing your chances of catching more fish. However, having...

More Down Under Than Down Under – A Trip Of A Lifetime by Jason Randall

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About as low as you can go short of Antarctica, Cape Horn, Chile overlooks the bottom of the world. Yes, even further south than Australia and Tasmania. I never realized just how far it was until we finished the fourth plane ride and nearly twenty-eight hours of travel. The planes...

Generation To Generation

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My parents belonged to the greatest generation, although no one ever told them until late in their lives. I’m pretty sure they didn’t realize it when they were my age and definitely not at my kids age. They never realized how great they were; they simply returned from the war,...

The Art of How to Present the Nymph

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Editor's Note: Below is a submission from TFO advisor Jason Randall. Enjoy. Since the dawn of time, at least angling-wise, anglers have embraced the need for drag-free dry-fly drifts. Only in more recent history, however, have anglers come to realize the importance of a natural drift while nymph fishing. Just...

It’s Show Time: A Guide to the 2018 Fishing Shows

Conventional / Fly

It’s winter, too cold to fish, but it’s not too cold to do the next best thing --- and that’s talk about fishing. And what better way to do that than at a fishing show. The 2018 winter show circuit has already started, and Temple Fork Outfitters is scheduled to...

Maximize Your Drift: Good Nymphing Presentation Begins with a Good Cast

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“Right in the wheelhouse!” Longtime friend and Michigan fishing guide Jamie Clous would exclaim for every ‘on-target’ cast and presentation. Back in my novice angler days, this meant that I’d done a good job --- that I’d put my dry flies in front of the trout’s nose. It didn’t take...

Why the Length of Our Nymph Fishing Rod Matters

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“Fly Fishing is a unique avocation,” wrote Vince Marinaro in his 1976 classic book, In the Ring of the Rise. “It is intellectually stimulating and emotionally satisfying. Its many thousands of devotees have the choice of occupying various levels of dedication or indulgence and remaining there, or they can climb...

TFO Proudly Introduces the Drift — the Definitive Nymph Fly Rod

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Fly anglers have evolved nymph fishing to a level requiring a rod uniquely able to meet the competitive demands of tight-line tactics such as Czech, Polish and French styles. In response, TFO Advisor Jason Randall designed the Drift - engineered to be the definitive nymph fly rod by combining a...