http://www.practicalflyfishing.com Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.practicalflyfishing.com/fly-fishing-places-destinations/just-addedplaces-coming-soon/ Insect Size Begin END Midges  20-24 Mar 1  October 31  Golden Stone  8-10 May 15 July 15 BWO 16-20 Mar 1 May 30 Grannom Caddis  14-16 April15  May 30  BWO 16-20 September October 31 PMD 16-18  July 15  September15 Trico 22 July 15 August 30 Hoppers 6-12 July 15 September 25 Caddis 10-18 June 15 September 15       http://www.practicalflyfishing.com/hatch-charts/colorado-fly-fishing-hatch-charts/arkansas-river-colorado-fly-fishing-hatch-chart/ Kudos to Orvis and Sage for snagging the 2009 Fly Rod & Reel Magazine's Readers' Choice Awards. Here is a look at the Orvis Mach Large Arbor IV reel. Being an older model reel, unfortunately, according to the Orvis web site, the reel is no longer available. So if you're ... http://www.practicalflyfishing.com/fly-fishing-gear-equipment/fly-fishing-reels/orvis-mach-large-arbor-iv-2009-readers-choice-award/ It was one of those days when small fish rise to anything that's offered. Unless I struck fast and a bit hard, I wouldn't connect with them. I understood this and deliberately ignored these small fry for several hours. But at last I became annoyed and started throwing the hook ... http://www.practicalflyfishing.com/fishing-tales-stories/carelessness-costs-you-fish/ Everyone who has ever been fishing has a story to tell. Maybe it's about the one that got away or the one "you caught, but let go - (wink, wink)". Perhaps it's about your favorite fishing spot or place. Such stories on fishing have been passed on from generation to generation, ... http://www.practicalflyfishing.com/fishing-tales-stories/fly-fishing-stories/ Using a reel for lengthening and shortening the line has been practiced since the beginning of the seventeenth century maybe longer, for Izaak Walton speaks of the reel in his "Compleate Angler," though he does not appear to be well acquainted with it, and probably never used one himself. The ... http://www.practicalflyfishing.com/compare-contrast-fly-fishing-yesteryear-and-today/old-fly-fishing-reels/ I've enjoyed reading older fly fishing books from America's early fly fishing masters. In fact, I enjoyed two of them so much, back in 2004, I decided to republish them as ebooks; to make them available to the entire community of fly fishers. You can read more about these two ... http://www.practicalflyfishing.com/compare-contrast-fly-fishing-yesteryear-and-today/fly-fishing-of-yesteryear-and-today/ Insect Size Begin END Midges  20-24 Mar 15  May 15  Golden Stone  8-10 June 15  August15 BWO 16-20 Mar 1 Apr 30 Caddis  12-18  June 15  September 15  BWO 16-20 September October 31 PMD 16-18  July 15  September15 Attractors 8-18 June 15 September 30 Hoppers 6-12 July 15 September25 http://www.practicalflyfishing.com/hatch-charts/colorado-fly-fishing-hatch-charts/animas-river-colorado-fly-fishing-hatch-chart/ Our next show - Fly Fishing - Art of War Chad Schiel treats his fishing with all the seriousness of going to war. He uses the term W.E.T. to describe his approach, which stands for Weather, Enemy, Terrain, and is actually a military intelligence term used in the Marines to collect ... http://www.practicalflyfishing.com/fly-fishing-experts/fly-fishing-art-of-war/ RiverBum.com began with an eclectic group of fly fishing buddies who were each, in their own way, tired of their choice in flies: Either pay $2.00, spend hours of time at the vise, or buy something cheaper only to have it fall apart after a couple casts. The shop was ... http://www.practicalflyfishing.com/featured-fly-fishing-gear/riverbum/