(3) Drills for Fast and Effective Line Handling // Tip of the Week
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Yakima River Fishing Report // May 22nd, 2025
Read MoreThe best and most current fishing report on the Yakima River is here at Red's Fly Shop. Explore the best flies, river flows, and advice on how to have the best fishing experience possible on the Yakima River.
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Tip of the Week / / Let the Rise Tell You the Fly
Read MoreLearning to read rise forms gives you a huge advantage. Instead of guessing, you’re responding to what the fish are telling you. It’s a more connected, intentional way to fish—and it works. These are the same tactics we emphasize in our on-the-water dry fly clinics and river education courses at Red's.
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Tip of the Week // Back Cast = Secret Weapon
Read MoreIt might feel awkward at first, but stick with it. Making your back cast work for you doesn’t just open up more water—it builds better habits and sharpens your skills across the board.
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Single Hand Spey Cast for the Single Hand DIY Angler
Read MoreRed's Weekly Pro - Tips for the DIY Angler.
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Tip of the Week // Reach Cast for Instant Natural Drift
Read MoreBy incorporating a reach cast into your skillset, you can improve presentation efficiency and reduce unnecessary line manipulation. This leads to more natural drifts, increased hook-up rates, and a more effective approach to dry fly fishing.
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Tip of the Week // Dial in Your Strike Indicator Depth Efficiently
Read MoreBy using mending instead of constant indicator adjustments, you’ll fish more efficiently, maintain a more natural presentation, and increase your chances of hooking up. Next time you're on the water, try this approach and watch how many more fish you fool!
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Tip of the Week: Master Fighting Big Fish
Read MoreLanding a large trout is one of fly fishing’s most rewarding experiences. By focusing on proper rod angle, managing your line, and controlling the fish during the final moments, you’ll significantly increase your success rate while respecting the fish.
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Tip of the Week: When to Cast off of your off-shoulder.
Read MoreThe off-shoulder cast is your go-to move when fly fishing gets tricky—whether it’s battling wind, dodging obstacles, or just needing to sneak up on those ultra-finicky fish. Think of it as the Swiss Army knife of casting techniques: handy, versatile, and a little bit cool. Now go out there, dodge some branches, outsmart the wind, and get after those fish!
We teach these techniques and more through our casting courses in our University of Fly Fishing.
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Tip of the Week: Skate Mend
By mastering the skating technique, you can improve your fly’s visibility, create a more enticing presentation, and manage your line more effectively—all of which increase your chances of a successful catch. This approach is especially valuable in fast, choppy waters where traditional techniques might fall short. So, next time you’re on the water, give skating your trout flies a try and get ready for some crazy eats.Read More -
Tip of the Week: 3 Tips for Succesful Hopper Fishing
Successful hopper fishing relies on presentation, precision, and movement. By presenting your hopper with a noticeable plop, drifting it right against the bank, and skittering it upstream, you'll create an irresistible imitation of a natural grasshopper. Practice these techniques, and you'll be well on your way to landing more trout on your next fishing trip. Remember to stay patient and observant, adjusting your approach based on the trout's behavior and river conditions. Happy fishing!Read More -
Tip of the Week: (SSFF) Start Slow Finish Fast when casting a fly rod.
When casting a fly rod, starting slow and finishing fast(SSFF) is essential for an effective and accurate cast. You will want to begin with a smooth, gradual acceleration to load the rod in your back cast, allowing the line to straighten out behind you and finish with a fast stop. As you transition into the forward cast, increase the speed, finishing with a quick, decisive snap. This technique maximizes line speed, ensuring a powerful and precise presentation of the fly.Read More -
What is Mending? Here's an explanation and HOW to Mend Your Fly Line
Read MoreMend, mend, mend, mend. If you've been on a guided float, you've no doubt heard...
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TIP OF THE WEEK: Line Management (Loop Slack)
TIP OF WEEK: I’m suggesting to keep 5-6 feet of loop slack while fishing. Note that this means after the cast is made 😉Read More -
Tip of the Week: Mend More!
Mending is one of the most important parts of line management. With an indicator, it is even more important as the surface current speed is faster than the current near the bottom where we get our fish with nymphs. Many anglers mend but we are encouraging you to mend more.Read More -
TIP OF THE WEEK: FISHING THE WATER WHEELS BEHIND BOULDERS
Read MoreTargeting behind boulders in late spring is one of the most productive ways to fish in late spring. The best way to do this is using a euronymphing rig and tightlining nymphs in the water wheels behind boulders.
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TIP OF THE WEEK: When to use MOW hybrid sink tips.
When spey fishing the most important aspect, beside the fly, that we need to change up is our tips. Many times, we can just change up the sink-rate on our tips but there are plenty of occasions, when we need to switch all together to a floating tip or... a hybrid.Read More -
Tip of the Week: Fish a small dry/emerger as a trailing fly to a bigger dry.
You will basically fish this like a dry dropper and drop the smaller fly that you can’t see. Fish the bigger dry that you can see and look for an eat around your bigger dry or for your bigger fly to go down and then SET. THAT. HOOK.Read More -
TIP OF THE WEEK: CREATE A GAMEPLAN TO STRATEGICALLY TARGET FEEDING FISH
Read MoreTip of the Week: WAIT! Then make a game plan to strategically get after actively feeding fish.
Want to become that confident, self-guided angler? Check out our University of Fly Fishing where we teach all of these tips and skills to help you become the angler you aspire to be.
We’ve all been there. Or at least we wish we’ve all been there. You walk or float into a run and witness a handful of large trout actively feeding on top! What you do next matters.
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Tip of the Week: Speed and Depth with Nymphing
It's always critical to pay attention to speed and depth when targeting trout. However, when nymphing we must hunt for fish in the correct speed and depth AND work our flies at the right speed and depth. We teach all of these skills in more in every single FISHALONG ADVENTURE COURSE.Read More -
TIP OF THE WEEK: Maximize Fishing with Friends
When fishing with other anglers, use the divide and conquer approach by using different flies, different set-ups, different depths to find what is working best. Once you find what is working, make the alteration and have at it!Read More -
TIP OF THE WEEK = FLOAT DOWN THEN FISH UP
THE TIP: Whenever possible, float past the fishy seam and give yourself plenty of space to anchor on the inside, well past the head of the run. Then fish up that seam to the fish, finishing at the head.Read More -
TIP OF THE WEEK: Float Your Sighter Material when fishing ESN in Winter.
The tip here is to float your sighter on an ESN setup rather than transition to an indicator set-up. Your sighter material is now a 2-3ft long indicator that floats on top of the water 😉.Read More -
Tip of the Week: Fish Your Flies in Their Natural Setting
When you are choosing a certain type of fly to use, think about where this fly lives and hatches and fish it in that type of water.Read More -
TIP OF THE WEEK - "Keep it Tight"
When swinging a fly with a two-hander, we need to try and stay in contact with our fly as much as we can. This can be difficult when mending our line to achieve proper depth. Work to find the balance between slack and contact so that you can properly present the fly and yet stay in contact enough to detect a grab.Read More -
TIP OF THE WEEK - FISHING DAY PREP
If we take just five minutes to check the below 4 items, we can set up a much more successful fishing day.Read More -
TIP OF THE WEEK: LAYING FOR COLD WEATHER
Read MoreWith too many clothes, you'll be hot, sweaty claustrophobic, and grumpy. Trust me...I know. After many...
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TIP OF THE WEEK: TROUT SPEY HOOK SET.
Can’t trout set when Spey Fishing. You need to let the trout hook themselves. So the question becomes, “What is the best way to help them hook themselves?”Read More -
TIP OF THE WEEK - THE WHEN AND HOW OF FISHING EMERGERS
Take a very close look at how the fish are feeding and if you identify they are feeding just below the surface, fish an emerger pattern with whatever technique suits your fancy.Read More -
TIP OF THE WEEK - IDENTIFY WHICH DRY FLY FISH ARE EATING/TIMING
Take inventory of how a fish eats and the timing of the fish eating to catch more fish on dry flies. If it's a splashy eat, try a caddis or bug that skitters and skates. If it's a subtle eat and just sipping, try a small mayfly.Read More -
TIP OF THE WEEK: CASTING POSITION
It can be maddening when you are getting lots of eats but missing hook up after hook up. Many times it is all about your fishing position. Setting the hook on fish that are eating directly down river of you will not result in many hook-ups.Read More -
TIP OF THE WEEK: TROUT SPEY... DON'T FORGET YOU ARE FISHING
Concentrate on casting and swinging a fly 45-65 feet from you and manage your line so that the fly starts to rise up and move directly in front of where you believe fish are holding.Read More -
TIP OF THE WEEK: FISH THE RIFFLE
Read MoreWhen looking for where trout live and hold, we often look for spots that provide cover and can hide a fish. We don't think about the broken surface water of a riffle. A riffle provides cover as well as other elements that create spots for fish to hold and feed... bugs and oxygen.
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TIP OF THE WEEK - SKATING YOUR DRY FLIES
Fall on the Yakima is absolutely stunning! September and October are quite possibly THE BEST two months of the year to fish. Learning to fly fish and just getting out on the water even if you know a little, can be intimidating. We are here to build your confidence. Our whole course catalog is available in the Fall.Read More -
Where are the Fish? Answer = F.E.E.S.
Here we give you a quick acronym to help you find where trout feed. “Pay your F.E.E.S. to find the fish.” Once you start to use the F.E.E.S. system to grid off a stretch of river, you will no doubt better your odds at finding the fish.Read More -
The "Why" of Mending and When Upstream vs. Downstream
Read MoreView this post on Instagram A post shared by Red's Fly Shop (@redsflys Do you...
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Casting Strategies for Wading Upstream vs. Downstream
Read MoreAre You Casting Dry Flies Correctly? Right now its spring time and the small streams,...
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Hopper Dropper // Understanding How it Really Works
Read MoreI didn't understand how a dry/dropper or in this case a "Hopper Dropper" really worked....
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Boulder Slicks // How to Read Water in Trout Streams
Read MoreIt's probably no "hot tip" that boulders are a good place to target when fishing...
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Reading Trout Water // Secondary Seamlines
Read MoreI've personally found trout to be much easier to catch if I understand where they are holding...
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Back Wide... Forward Tight. Fly Casting Tips
Read MoreAs you begin to generate a longer, straighter, and more efficient cast you'll need to...
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Crafting Loops, Knots, and Other Thoughts on Gear
Read MoreMost guides start out super poor and broke, needing to make the most out of...
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Reading Trout Water and Fishing Color Changes
Read MoreYou can't catch fish if they aren't there. Believe me, I have tried. Before I met...
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My Favorite Strike Indicator Rig
Read MoreHinged New Zealand Style Indicator Rig I have modified this rig over the years, but...
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A Better Approach on Trout
Read MoreThe Angler is a Predator Trout are scared. All the time. The Osprey, Heron, Otter,...
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What NOT to do While Trout Spey Fishing
Read MoreStop being like 90% of the dummies out there trying to cast to the other...
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Generate More Strikes on Dry Flies
Read MoreGenerate More Strikes by Twitching and Skating Your Dry Fly One thing that makes fly...
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How to Build a Multi Purpose Fly Fishing Outfit
Read MoreEvery angler wants a well built and balanced outfit. We posted a recent video on...
