behavior

Fly fishing articles tagged with fish behavior

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fly tying

Adding Triggers to Fly Patterns: Subliminal Messaging for Trout

Fly tying: We might carry a lot of patterns, but if none match the searching terms outlined by trout, then what good are they?

tactics

Protecting A Fishery With Ineffective Angling?

Why would you limit your fly fishing tactics to help the fish? Hear me out...

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fly design

Are Trout Just Eating The Bead?

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weird flies that work

The Stonefly Molt: Timing and Patterns for Trout

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wet flies

Why Swinging Soft Hackles Works

It might be the oldest trick in the trout fly fishers playbook. Yet many people still don’t really know why swinging soft hackles work. It's hardly a natural presentation...

behavior

Wait... Carp Don't Have What Organ?!

These picky fish lack an internal organ commonly found in almost 3/4 of all fish, how is that possible?

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big fish

5 Tips for Landing Those Big Fish on Your Fly Rod

To be a true angler you need to experience the heartbreak of losing a big fish. Here's how to stack the odds in your favor so that doesn't happen...

anatomy Featured

Useful Biology: What A Fish Tail Teaches Anglers

We can learn clues about fish by simply understanding how tail shapes differ (Fly Fishing)

essential reads

End of the Year Round-Up: Our Best Articles from 2023

Highlighting the essential reads from the past year's lineup of fly-fishing articles

pattern hangover

Fish Memory and Pattern Hangover: How Trout Remember What They Eat

You missed the big hatch, but if you know a little about how trout brains work you might know that you're window of opportunity hasn't fully closed yet...

private waters

Let's Talk about Private Waters: Access, Pressure, and Angler Experience

The comparison of fishing pressured public waters to private regulated-access waters is enlightening for anyone interested in fish behavior.

behavior

Do Other Fish Know When A Fish Gets Hooked? Social Learning in Trout, Carp, Bass and Pike

Let's talk about the social cues a group responds to, or doesn't respond to, when a fish gets hooked.

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fish behavior

The Science of Rest: How Trout Recover from Angling Pressure

Do fish remember being caught? And how long would it take to reset the timid behavior of previously hooked fish throughout an entire fishery?

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behavior Featured

Tips for Streams with Low Fish Density

Lets take a look at how we approach rivers based on fish density and discuss what fishing rivers with fewer fish per mile have to offer

terrestrials

Story From the Road: Amy's Ante and the Two-footer

Fish were rising everywhere, skimming #28 midges off the film of a deep run. Cows surrounded us as spectators for the feeding frenzy of a developing hatch. The water temperature was perfect...

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largemouth bass Featured

Understanding Warmwater Lakes: How Ecology Shapes Bass Fishing Success

In warmwater fly fishing, especially bass fishing, we often just throw poppers and streamers with little emphasis on understanding the reasoning for these tactics

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conservation Featured

The Warmwater-Coldwater Connection: Why Warm Habitats Matter for Trout

Let's take a look at the surprising way that warmwater can support coldwater fisheries

from the road

Story From The Road: Blind Pigs

What is it about youth that pushes you to do stupid things? You combine that with trout madness and you've got a recipe for delinquency.

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behavior

The Dynamics of Fish Spooking: How Group Behavior Affects Catching Success

Why do fish spook? Why don't fish spook? Let's investigate.

behavior

Sibling Rivalry: How Brown and Rainbow Trout Behave When Sharing a Stream

Rainbow Trout vs Brown Trout , the Ultimate Battle

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colorado

Catch and Release: How do fish respond to fishing pressure?

By practicing catch and release we actively alter our favorite rivers and lakes and influence the dynamics of the fishery.