Sage Advice SaturdayPosted by admin on October 31st, 2009

How to avoid the TAILING LOOP

Have you ever set up on a rising fish that was just at the long end of your casting range and are about to take your last cast before you lay it on the water and just as you do you force it a little bit to get your distance and sure enough….tangleroosky!  The cursed tailing loop gets you and screws up your otherwise perfect cast.  Well don’t worry you are not alone I have done it several times, and I’ve seen others do it several times.   Very frustrating.  There are three ways that have helped me and some of my clients “sports” over the years avoid the tailing loop.

1. Try to drop your cast one cast earlier, trick yourself in dropping the cast  , the fluid motion of your false cast generally produces enough energy in your cast to just let it go in stead of pushing or forcing one more cast .
2. Watch your back cast, actually look back as you are casting and watch your back cast straighten out before your forward cast begins.  The key to a good forward cast is a good back cast. This will help transfer the energy to the right place at the right time.  After a while you won’t have to look any more.. just on occasion.
3. Make sure you have a good tapered leader.  After you have tied blood knot after blood knot, and surgeon’s knot after surgeon’s knot, you lose the taper on the leader if your leader diameter is small like 3x, and 4x etc.. for 4 or 5 ft it is not going to turn over properly especially after your cast reaches that 40 ft range.  The tail end of your leader will loose energy and fall back on itself and tangle.   So a good tapered leader will remedy this scenario.

Try these tips and you will have less tangles and tailing loops during those key casting moments!

 Here are Tim’s 3 tips for avoiding the tailing loop

Royce Klingler

Brown Drake Hatch on Silver Creek!Posted by admin on October 30th, 2009

Free For All Friday!

This week’s free for all Friday take us to Silver Creek.  I just cut out a few times the last few weeks to do some fall fly fishing and there is not much greater than fall fly fishing in Idaho.

This video comes from Kory Kaploski on Silver Creek during a great Brown Drake Hatch.

ENJOY!

Watch this Thursday!!! What is No Sports Allowed!?Posted by admin on October 29th, 2009

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Sage advice SaturdayPosted by admin on October 24th, 2009

Streamer fishing for Big Browns during a low pressure system during the summer months.

Unlike streamer fishing in the fall and winter for browns, or spring streamer fishing for Bows, a low pressure summer day can trump every other streamer scenario out there.   I will admit that if you know where big Browns stage to spawn, especially if they are running up out of a reservoir, you are going to catch a few huge Brown Trout. However, when you experience one of those rare summer days when a low pressure system sets in and there is little wind to contend with and Brown Trout live where you happen to be fishing, you better throw a streamer, it does not even really matter which one just throw it.  Comb every nook and cranny you can find on the banks and cover lots of water fishing the inside slow flats.  Strip your streamer fast and aggressive with 4 foot strips.  Browns will be on the prowl.  Browns typically feed during the last two hours of light, especially the last 15 min. of light, but during a low pressure two important things happen.

1.  Browns will expose themselves more in cloud cover, they feel a sense of security so they are usually suspended.
2. Browns feel the sense of urgency to feed, not sure exactly why but from years of experience I can tell you that they become very aggressive as do other trout during a settled steady low pressure system.

If you fish hard and aggressive you will catch a lot of fish if you follow this advice, sure mix it up a little, a little deeper, a tad slower, a tad faster, etc … do this and you will have success.

Royce

Stonefly Hatch!Posted by admin on October 23rd, 2009

Free For All Friday

Today’s Free For All Friday, takes us Stone Fly Fishing in canyon like settings on top of the water as well as sub-surface (Royce’s favorite style of fishing… nymphing with indicators ).

This is a sweet video by Catch Magazine in connection with Simms.

ENJOY!

Watch this Wednesday! Salmon Fly Hatch Henry’s Fork Idaho 2009!Posted by admin on October 21st, 2009

Here I am with Royce and Dawson Klingler and Braide Sessions fishing the Salmon Fly Hatch on the Henrys’ Fork early June 2, 2009! Enjoy! Rate and Leave a comment!!! (We’ve actually started to get some nice comments and some sweet hatemail and we love it all! Thank you! P.S. look forward to the full chapter of this stonefly hatch on No Sports Allowed Vol. 2 due to release early summer 2010!

Rowdy

Monday Pics of the Week!Posted by admin on October 19th, 2009

Got out for a couple days late last week with our boys John and Steve (Scandalous Sticks our Rod Sponsor). Steve can be reached here: stephenvance001@gmail.com Did a little brown trout huntin! Hope you enjoy the pics as much as we did taking them!

Rowdy

Watch this Wednesday!!! Rooster Farms a Fish Montana Style!Posted by admin on October 14th, 2009

Back in 2005 Ryand Davey and I had the pleasure to fish with Dan “Rooster” Leavens http://www.thestoneflyinn.com/

Here’s a funny little clip showing the Rooster in Action!

Rowdy

Sage Advice SaturdayPosted by admin on October 10th, 2009

Studs vs. Felt.    By and large studded boots are better in most situations.  They have better grip on rocky surfaces and  they give you better traction  for walking in and out of rivers and streams.  The only exception to studded boots is if you find yourself fishing out of a drift boat a lot.  If you tend to be in a drift boat a lot or half of the time you should consider having a wading boot or sandal with just  the felt sole. The studs mark up the bottom of the boat , and are very noisy and clanky which can spook fish in still water or quiet water situations.  If you have a good pair of felt boots that you don’t use any more because they don’t have studs don’t give up on them yet.   At the local hardware store you can purchase 1/4 inch hex head self tapping metal screws and put 10 of them in each boot.   put 4 in the heel of the boot and 6 in the toe area of the boot , 2 on the sides 1 in the front middle and one mid-way middle . Use a screw gun to do this .  put the screws on slight angles with the head tilted toward the outside of the boot and they will not penetrate through the bottom of the boot.  The screws are easily removable.  So the next time you go to the hardware store pick up some self tappers and cover your basis.

Royce Klingler

Not Alot of Show, but Highly Effective!Posted by admin on October 9th, 2009

Free For All Friday

Here at No Sports Allowed, we honor those groups and individuals out there that aren’t super flashy or showy, but just handle business!

For free for all Friday, we captured a video that shows just that; sometimes it is just better to be effective than showy!

Watch This Wednesday!!! Custom Leather Fly Wallets!Posted by admin on October 7th, 2009

Enjoy this video I put together showcasing some of my custom leatherwork.

I’m now taking Holiday orders. Contact me directly if you’ve got any ideas or suggestions!
Marc “Rowdy” Crapo
marc@flywallets.com

208-569-7712

Monday Pics of the week!Posted by admin on October 5th, 2009

Early last spring while on the Fly Fishing Film Tour I met some of the coolest fish bums in Kalamazoo Michigan. After hanging out at their bi-annual WMU steelhead tournament and seeing how they roll I invited them to my lodge here in Idaho’s Henry’s Fork Country. Around May 20th Chris Nolan and Nate Wilson showed up while on their way to guide in Alaska at Wilderness Place Lodge. The full blown Salmon Fly Hatch was just getting started and we were able to Scratch out some nice fish.

On their way back they brought Casey Green and we went down to Scandalous Creek and stroked some nice bows, brookies and cutties. Enjoy!

Rowdy

Sage Advice Saturday!Posted by admin on October 3rd, 2009

Fluorocarbon vs.  Nylon

     Last week it was tippet size, this week it is tippet type.   Do I use fluorocarbon or nylon tippet?  A Couple of things to think about. 

     First thing to think about is price.  Most fluorocarbon tippet is twice as much as nylon. 

     Second is where are you fishing, and how. OK I guess that is 3 things to think about.  Any way… If you are fishing in still water or on a flat water spring creek with smart fish, fluoro is a good choice.  Fluoro is more invisible in the water, it does not leave the sheen that nylon tippet leaves, therefore you are more stealth.   One problem with flouro is that it tends to sink, or sort of dissolve in the water quicker than nylon, so if you are presenting dries in still or flat water situations, you need to grease your tippet so it will float better. Do Not, however grease it too close to your fly, leave at least 18 inches of the fluoro not greased so it will dissolve or disappear in the water.  If you are fishing nymphs then obviously fluoro is a good choice it is simply more invisible and sinks quicker thus allowing you to be more precise on nymphing presentations. 

     Does that mean fish won’t eat nylon tippet while nymphing, obviously not.  If you are in pocket water, or in a feeding frenzy where fish are not shy use nylon.  It works and it is cheaper.  If you are throwing 2x with big dries use nylon tippet. Obviously the fish is more likely to look at the big dry itself rather than study the tippet style. Nylon also floats much better on the surface of the water. IE less drag.  So my advice to you when it come to fluorocarbon  vs. nylon tippet would be you better have both in your bag!

Royce Klingler

The Tug is the Drug!Posted by admin on October 2nd, 2009

Free For All Friday

Fly Fishing Slovenia

In this week’s edition of Free For All Friday, we explore fly fishing for marble trout and Hucho in Slovenia.

Check out this sweet video in an amazing looking country!