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Podcast

Podcast Ep. 124: Exploring the Water Column and Fly Fishing at Penn State with Austin Dando

Dissecting the water not just laterally, but also vertically, helps us analyze and understand the full area of a trout’s habitat. Reading water should be a combination of that lateral and vertical plane because trout can move up, down and side to side within every dimension of the river.

On December 29, 2022 • By Jason Shemchuk

Lessons Learned (Stories)

The Orange Scud Theory

We drove along the Provo River looking for a good spot to stop and fish. From the passenger seat I caught glimpses of the water over the guard rail between the curves in the highway.

On December 26, 2022 • By Jason Shemchuk

Photo from Alex Emery

Podcast

Podcast Ep. 123 – The Yellowstone River, Introducing Newcomers to Fly Fishing, and the Value of Good Knots with Alex Emery

I learned knots from my father as a child. I can't remember it, but I knew them before I started fly fishing, so I must have been a child.

On December 22, 2022 • By Jason Shemchuk

Tactics and Techniques

Ten Tips for Untangling Knots in Your Leader

I like to begin my articles with a story, but the tales of woe I’ve gathered over the years of untangling knots in my leader are too many and too varied to attempt narrowing them down into a single memorable incident. I’ve come to accept that the endless tangles and twists in my leaders are the price of admission for this sport we love. There’s a sort of affection for these frustrating tangles we all must experience if we are to enjoy fly fishing that almost makes them special. Almost…

On December 19, 2022 • By Jason Shemchuk

Photo by Jesse Males from Back Water Fly Fishing

Podcast

Podcast Ep 122 – The Importance of Exploration and the Upper Green River with Donicio Gomez

And what do those ten trips bring him? The answer is not more fish, at least not in the short term. Donicio will admit that nine out of ten of those trips are a bust. Sure, there is value in the adventure of it, and the beauty of being in the mountains, but these trips typically end in long drives and tough hikes with little to no fish… nine out of ten times. Donicio goes for that tenth time.

On December 15, 2022 • By Jason Shemchuk

Tactics and Techniques

Fly Fishing with Confidence. Part 1. Why Confidence Catches Fish.

When confidence is considered in fly fishing, it is typically in reference to confidence flies. The list of articles on what confidence flies are and how to develop them is lengthy. I’m probably due for one myself at WadeOutThere. I have my fair share of confidence flies, but that list is for another article. Everyone has their own flies they believe will catch fish. They are our go-to flies and typically find us after some time on the water. More important than the flies themselves are what they do for us.

On December 12, 2022 • By Jason Shemchuk

Photo from Camille Egdorf

Podcast

Podcast Ep. 109 – Streamer Techniques and the Bighorn River with Camille Egdorf

Sometimes confidence can come from a few less flies lost in the brush or a little less time spent tying on flies. And yes, maybe a few more trout in the net as well.

On September 15, 2022 • By Jason Shemchuk