If you wonder why trout anglers get a bad rap. Well, why do we need our own tippet sizing system that makes no sense to other fly anglers? If you’re fishing for saltwater species – or most ...

How to Fly Fish | Fly Fishing Tippet – Making Sense of Its Numbering System 3x, 4x, 5x… it gets confusing. Here’s how to simplify and make sense of those designated numbers.

If your dry fly is falling back on the leader dramatically when you make a presentation, shorten the tippet by a foot, use a tippet one size larger, or both.

With these thoughts in mind, you need to adjust your tippet accordingly. You may be able to fish a size-12 green drake tied to 3X on a big freestone river like the Roaring Fork, while you will need to ...

Get rid of the strike indicator and enjoy nymph fishing. Tight line nymphing is an underrated, very effective fly fishing method for trout.

Jake Smith More Information Lines “The innovations in fly lines and tippet material are so numerous today that it’s impossible to mention them all,” said Dave Leonhard of Streamside Orvis.

You would think after more than 20 years of replacing and changing out fly line on my reels, I’d be able to do it without ending up in a tangled mess.