There is something timeless about a wild brown trout. Not the flashy, acrobatic rainbow or the subtle elegance of a grayling, but the rugged, intelligent survivor of cold, clear rivers. Browns have a certain gravitas — a fish that has seen it all and still chooses to eat your fly if you present it just … Continue reading Ode to the Brown Trout
I’m going to say something that might upset a few people: Euro nymphing is changing fly fishing — and not always for the better. Don’t get me wrong. I use it. A lot. There are days on technical tailwaters when a well-presented nymph rig under on a tight line is the only thing that works. … Continue reading Euro Nymphing is Ruining Fly Fishing (And Why I Still Do It)
I’ve heard it countless times while fishing in Austria and other parts of Europe: “Rainbows are just stocked fish. Give me a grayling any day.” It always makes me pause. As an American who grew up catching beautiful, hard-fighting rainbow trout, I find the strong preference for Grayling fascinating — especially since rainbows often fight … Continue reading Rainbows versus Grayling
