Podcast: What to Do When You Encoun...

[Interview starts at 34:18]

It occurs to all of us, and typically it looks as if each time we take a fishing journey, situations are lower than perfect—water too excessive, water too low, water temperature too heat or too chilly, soiled water. You recognize the litany. On this week’s podcast, Tom Rosenbauer talks to James Spica, author and fishing supervisor of the Orvis retailer in Royal Oak, Michigan. James has some nice recommendations on what to do once you encounter these conditions—the place to fish, tips on how to fish your fly, and a few patterns he would by no means go wherever on the earth with out that assist him cope with hostile fishing situations. He gives ideas for each freshwater and saltwater journeys, so that you may wish to take notes on this one!

Within the Fly Field phase, Tom solutions these questions and extra:

• Are all fly traces at the moment one measurement heavy? Can I take advantage of my 5-weight line on my new 6-weight rod?
• A tip from a listener on one of the simplest ways to hold a number of fly rigs to the river after establishing them at residence.
• How can I begin my roll solid to get an honest quantity of line out when I’ve no again solid room?
• Are you able to skip a tippet measurement when including a brand new tippet to a frontrunner?
• Do you suppose including a small piece of orange or white yarn to a regular dry fly for visibility impacts fishing?
• A tip from a listener on including a flippantly weighted nymph to his streamer rig when swinging flies.
• A tip from a listener on tips on how to seal the thread when ending small flies.
• I had bother getting beads on some nymph hooks till I pinched the barb first. Does everyone do that?
• I just lately noticed some freshly stocked trout chasing one another in circles in a pool. Is that this spawning conduct or one thing else?
• Do juvenile trout eat the identical factor as adults? If I’m solely catching small fish ought to I attempt a distinct fly?
• What’s your favourite floatant for protecting a dry fly on high?