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The articles in this section are primarily "How To" and "Tips/Techniques". Articles about fishing specific destinations (rivers, lakes, etc.) can be found in the Destinations section. You have two choices here. You can either scroll through these pages or you can use the dropdown box to filter the articles based upon your choice. Once you find an article of interest, you can click on the article title and/or the "click here for more" link.

A Perfect Day for Streamers...

A Perfect Day for Streamers...

Jerry Denson/Onlyonflies.com

A short article on streamer fishing "my way".

A good "presentation" of the fly is everything...well almost everything.

A good "presentation" of the fly is everything...well almost everything.

Jerry Denson/Onlyonflies.com

A few pointers on improving your chances of hooking that elusive trout.

Some thoughts on "bank sitting"...

Some thoughts on "bank sitting"...

Jerry Denson/Onlyonflies.com

If you have any experience at all with fishing for selective trout, you have no doubt been demoralized by one or more trout that were just not buying what you were selling. It has happened to me many times. Fortunately, I found a solution that has often worked for me. It is "bank sitting"...not because I was frustrated or "beaten" by a fish. It is simply to sit and quietly observe the behavior of a particular fish that has caught my attention. It is sometimes amazing what you see and learn if you just take 5 minutes and really pay attention.

How does a trout catch a fly?

Paul Kenyon/Fly Fishing Devon

This is a very good article on trout vision. If you understand how and what a trout sees, you will be better prepared and more successful. This is a long and detailed article and it contains some very useful graphics and a few related articles are also included. This is for the "trout nurd"...like me...click here for more

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