Next Gen Nymphs: Reece’s 307
by Bob Reece Transition stages in the subsurface development of aquatic insects are often times of vulnerability. During these metamorphic moments, the bug’s full range of motion and the responsiveness of its senses are temporarily lost. This means easy food for trout. With these factors in mind I designed my 307, a transitional mayfly pattern […]
RIO Announces Film Award Winner
IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO (May 23, 2018) – RIO Products celebrates amateur film makers in the fly fishing arena with its second annual RIO Amateur Fly Fishing Film Awards. With many great films submitted for year two, Meris McHaney took away the grand prize for 2018 with her film Lucky. McHaney wins an all-expenses paid trip to Idaho Falls to […]
Adding to the Dream Team
Cranbrook, BC (May 21, 2018)—Drafts happen in lots of sports but obviously not fly fishing. If they did, Fly Fusion Magazine just earned the coveted first pick as far as filmmakers. Professional fly-fishing filmmaker, Gilbert Rowley, recently joined the Fly Fusion team as the director of photography. As a guide, a fly tier, and a […]
RIO Releases Latest Video in “How To” Series
RIO–The seventh episode of season two of RIO’s “How To” series is “How To Fish The Upstream Dry Fly”, and features RIO ambassador Rob Parkins. In this film Rob explains the advantages of fishing a dry fly upstream, and talks about the correct angles to cast the fly so as to reduce drag and not […]
Slow and Steady…
For a long time, anglers gravitated toward fast action fly rods. As the trend starts to cool off, fly anglers are seeing more slower action fly rods available to them. In this timely article, casting editor, Jeff Wagner, discusses how to get the most out of a slower action rod, and he chats about the […]
The Guys Who Are Living Your Dream: In-Tents Media
Fly Fusion caught up with Cortney Boice, Spencer Higa, Derek Olthuis, and Phil Tuttle of In-Tents Media to discuss the award-winning fly-fishing films, growing iconic beards, and catching prehistoric browns. Check out the interview by clicking on the image.
The Little Things
“You might be doing your best to identify the bug the trout are eating, using your magnifying glass to count body segments and checking your phone to find out what the perfect imitation is, but after all that you might not bother to use the right size tippet for the tiny fly that Siri tells […]
Small Nymph Refresher–Mayflies
by Danie Erasmus Mayflies make up a major portion of the small nymphs trout feed on and they become prey in a number of situations. Trout feed opportunistically on struggling nymphs that are swept downstream by fast water. Mayfly nymphs also exhibit a behaviour called dispersal drifts, when they let go of the river bottom […]
Small Nymph Refresher–Caddis
by Danie Erasmus Caddisfly larvae are also important small nymphs. Trout feed on caddis larvae if they have a case, spin a net, or are free-living. Most caddisfly species’ larvae also perform a behavioural drift throughout the season, making them an excellent, easily accessible food source for trout. Many larvae also expose themselves when suspending […]
Chan’s Early Season Stillwater Tip #4
Even fishing a lake while the ice is receding may require a variety of fly lines, so make sure your kit bag has the essential lines from the very first trip of the season. Floating, hover, intermediate and faster sinking lines in type 3, 5 and 7 will cover any fishing tactic required in your […]
Chan’s Early Season Stillwater Tip #3
Early mornings and the last couple of hours before dark are often very good times to fish lakes during the ice-off period. It takes fish time to get accustomed to the brighter daytime light after spending months in the dark, and thus are often more active in lower light conditions. Plan one of your fishing […]
Chan’s Early Season Stillwater Tip #2
Think outside the box regarding early season fly-patterns. The water is cold and there are minimal if any aquatic insect emergences. Trout will aggressively chase flies that are suggestive of such basic food items as scuds, leeches, dragonflies, damselflies, water boatman and backswimmers. Don’t be afraid to cast and quick-strip flies on intermediate to even […]