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Stripping a Jig with a Fly Rod for Trout

Stripping a Jig with a Fly Rod for Trout

Stripping a jig with a fly rod is a must-know technique if you're looking to catch trout on a consistent basis. Here's how to do it: First tie on 7-9 feet of fluorocarbon line (4x works well). Fluorocarbon leaders and tippet are expensive so I usually opt to buy bulk spools...

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Sorry, Buddy

Sorry, Buddy

My 10 year old granddaughter, Aowyn, is quite the outdoors girl, which definitely makes her grandpa happy. Her dad and I started her fishing for bluegill when she was just 3 years old. She is already pretty proficient with an ultra-light spinning rod and reel.  When she was just 8...

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Growing Up

Growing Up

I am told the first time I held a fly rod was at the young age of two. Obviously I don’t remember it, but I have an old black and white picture as evidence of my first fishing trip with my grandfather for bluegill (bream) in May of 1954 on...

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The Miraculous Catfish

The Miraculous Catfish

One summer day, I asked my 7 years old granddaughter, Aowyn, if she wanted to go with her dad and I to Lake Fayetteville to bream fish.  She had been lots of times before and was able to cast a cork and jig rig on her spincast rod and reel...

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