The Q&A series on Troutbitten is an effort to answer some of the most common questions I receive. Here's the latest . . . Question This one is from Tanner Mason, in Colorado. How does your weight type or configuration change when you are fishing with an indicator...
Nothing turns a good fishing day into a great one like efficient casting. Consistent accuracy puts the fly, leader and line just where we plan. Over and over, great presentations start with a cast full of intention, a cast with purpose, that leads to an effective...
The Q&A series on Troutbitten is an effort to answer some of the most common questions I receive. Here's the latest . . . Question This is from Bryon Marongoni in Logan, Utah. Hey Dom, I’ve read and absorbed Troutbitten content for a few years. On many days, I’m...
This Q&A series is an effort to answer some of the most common questions I receive. The latest question appears below. But first, here’s why all this matters . . . You can fish all day every day without thinking much about the details. But when you keep lacing up...
In the short term, reeling with the casting hand might lose fish. But in the long term, it encourages poor line maintenance principles.
In this article I give a lot of thought to the various inefficiencies and handicaps that hurt when reeling with the casting hand . . .
. . .The fact is, keeping it simple only works when trout agree to your narrow terms.
. . . All those adjustments sounds complicated, right? What happened to simple? Well, it didn’t work so well. And it might actually be simpler (or at least more efficient) to make a few leader adjustments than to fight with dragging dry flies and short drifts all afternoon.
Skwala takes the minimalist approach seriously. The Carbons are high-end waders, built from the ground-up with mobility, comfort and toughness at the forefront.
The Skwala Carbon waders are a workhorse for the die hard angler.
Here’s a closer look at the best (and worst) features of the Carbons, as I see them, from bottom to top . . .
Here are ten different uses for the Uni-Knot. This universal knot is a problem solver, and it opens up opportunities . . .
Fly fishing gear breaks down. Waders leak, boots fall apart and pack zippers fail. The stitching at the seams of all this stuff takes a lot of abuse, so how long can it hold up? How well is it built?
The 100 Day Gear Review Series on Troutbitten takes a look at how gear is performing after the century benchmark. The Orvis Pro Wading Boots have outperformed my expectations. They are light but extra-solid. They are durable, comfortable and have excellent support in all the right ways. These are great boots . . .
Trout eat the fly or they don’t. Remember, it’s tough to convince a trout that has already said no. Don’t force it. Just fish it.