Hopper Dropper // Understanding How it Really Works
Posted by Joe Rotter onI didn't understand how a dry/dropper or in this case a "Hopper Dropper" really worked. My nymphs were often too light, tippet too heavy, and I didn't know anything about how to slow my dry...
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Boulder Slicks // How to Read Water in Trout Streams
Posted by Joe Rotter onIt's probably no "hot tip" that boulders are a good place to target when fishing a river, but do you know how to look for a slick? Boulders break up the current and provide both...
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Reading Trout Water // Secondary Seamlines
Posted by Joe Rotter onI've personally found trout to be much easier to catch if I understand where they are holding and why. Many years ago I was guiding for steelhead in cold weather. I was a young guide with more...
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Back Wide... Forward Tight. Fly Casting Tips
Posted by Joe Rotter onAs you begin to generate a longer, straighter, and more efficient cast you'll need to consider bringing the fly back alongside you, rather than up overhead. In a fly cast it's absolutely critical that we...
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