by Vickie Loftus | Jul 15, 2016 | Blog, Flies
Posted July 2016 (Updated April 2020) How do you decide what fly to use? When I was first starting to fly fish, choosing which fly to tie on always presented a quandary. I would fill my fly boxes to overflowing with fly patterns of every shape, size, and color. I...
by Vickie Loftus | Jun 20, 2016 | Blog, Presentation, Presentation Tactics
I remember my first experience catching large fish years ago at Monster Lake in Wyoming. It was a day filled with broken tippets, unbuttoned fish, and fish weeding me and breaking off my fly. The fish schooled me that day! More recently, my education was furthered...
by Vickie Loftus | May 1, 2016 | Blog, Flies
Published May 2016 (Updated April 2020) Fly selection is driven by tradition, long held beliefs, personal preference, and experience. My fly box overflows with patterns that hold the promise of catching that 10-pound behemoth. Universally accepted guidelines for fly...
by Vickie Loftus | Apr 15, 2016 | Blog, Flies
Published April 2016 (Updated April 2020) A recent April spring afternoon left me in a state of pure bliss: I had landed 28 trout during an explosive bite. Rainbows aggressively took the fly launching out of the water and executing five-foot aerials. I wanted to...
by Vickie Loftus | Apr 3, 2016 | Blog
Today we enjoyed a beautiful day of early spring fishing. The views were gorgeous. On the way, we had amazing views of Mt. Hood and Mt. Adams: When we arrived at our lake it was calm and glassy at first: Wind picked up and we could see Mt. Adams in the distance:...
by Vickie Loftus | Mar 23, 2016 | Blog, Presentation, Presentation Tactics
My first day was epic as I landed thirty-one 18 to 20-inch trout in the afternoon. On the second day, I was so eager to get back on the water, I forgot the most important factor an angler must consider in any stillwater situation. Can you guess what it was? If you...
