Recent content by Chadd

I see 59Fifty hats everywhere. Who started it and when? I'm just curious. Include a legitimate reference.

Mine is trout stomach pump. That my wife is going to get my for my stocking. I've explained exactly what it and where to buy it. I'm hoping to be using it the week of Christmas... Dawg -- heh heh, it's not what it sounds like. A trout stomach pump basically a glorified eye dropper. You put some...

Kind of an obvious one, okay, but try to narrow it down. What is the thing you like most? Mine is that period between hook-up and getting the fish in the net. Might be a few seconds, might be a few minutes, and on rare occasions it's longer, but no matter how long it lasts, it's such a fleeting...

Mine is an ancient red plastic hook remover that I found on the shore of Lake Havasu when I was probably 5 or 6. It's the one everyone has seen before, but it's stamped "MADE IN JAPAN" (for you youngsters -- cheap stuff used to be made in Japan, not China or Bangledesh). The shaft-handle part is...

Is it just because winter's coming? Where are all the regulars? Who's been fishing?

I don't know if I can say any one experience was the MOST memorable, but there is one of recent vintage that stands out in my mind. Sit back, relax, and crack a fresh Dr. Pepper. This'll take a few minutes. This was a few summers ago -- one of my first experiences with tiger muskie. For those...

Yeah, this sounds like a great program -- stocked rainbows in a fly-fishing only lake!? Please tell me where! In any case, yes, you can fish stillwater with dries, nymphs, streamers, and other flies. Most of the forage available in a trout stream is found in lakes, and many prey items may be...

It depends, really. Do you ever catch anything? If you catch fish, then yes, you're addicted. If you don't, then you're just plain crazy.

It depends, really. Do you ever catch anything? If you catch fish, then yes, you're addicted. If you don't, then you're just plain crazy.

Well, the false cast isn't really just a method, it's a mainstay of fly casting. The false cast enables you to adjust your distance, it's how you aim your cast, and it can help to dry out your fly if you're using a dry. Beginner or not, you have to master the basic cast if you want to fly fish...

I know of two explanations. First, you are using angles to retrieve your fish. You use leverage, which is all about angles, to overcome the fish and take it from the water. Second, the word comes from a Latin or Middle English root word that relates to "bent" or "bend," as in the bend in a...

You should, as you put it, "hook the fish." It's more properly called "setting the hook," and it's part of the process of fishing. Some fish, like bass, will help you out and set the hook themselves by hitting aggressively. Other fish, like trout, will take your lure or bait very carefully, and...

Generally, rain favors the angler. In other words, fishing on a cloudy rainy day may be BETTER than a sunny, fairweather day. First, it breaks up the surface of the water and makes it hard for the fish to see you. Also, if you're fishing with surface lures, like dry flies or poppers, the rain...