Choosing the right fly fishing reel can significantly impact your experience on the water. Two common types are cast and machined fly fishing reels, each with distinct advantages. Here's a quick guide to help you decide which one suits your...
When selecting backing for a flyfishing reel, two common options are gel-spun braided backing and Dacron backing. Both have their advantages and drawbacks, depending on the type of fishing you're doing. Understanding the differences between these two materials can help...
I will begin by prefacing this article that it is not an intensive fishing article on how to Spey fish in Australian waters. This article is more of a generalised overview of Spey fishing with a primary focus on swinging...
Good flyfisher’s that fish a lot, and care for their rods, go decades (or a lifetime) without breaking one. They understand how a rod is designed to bend - and how it’s not designed to bend. Yes rods have warranties...
Peter Julian finds a solution to a winter without stream fishing. Okay, so I admit it. I’m mainly a fair weather stream flyfisher, who fishes when the conditions in southern Australia are the most comfortable from about mid-September until mid-April. That...
My guide is two hours late. I try not to check the time too often and wonder why he's been held up. I'm in a foreign country and on the cusp of a three-day, two night campout fishing trip. I'm...
Firstly, fly casting isn’t hard. There are dozens of methods to teach it but the important part is to understand what is actually happening when someone is casting. Think about how the rod tip moves, and how that translates...
The leader is the clear (stealthy) connection between the thick, highly visible fly line, and the fly. In most cases the leader is tapered, so it consists of a thick butt section down to a thin tippet that attaches to...
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