by Vickie Loftus | Feb 1, 2016 | Blog, Presentation, Presentation Tactics
Posted February 2016 (Updated April 2020) Most anglers believe selecting the appropriate fly pattern is the key to catching fish. Is this true? Or is the presentation more important? This story compares the importance of presentation versus pattern selection in...
by Vickie Loftus | Jan 1, 2016 | Blog, Presentation, Presentation Tactics
Published January, 2016 (Updated April, 2020) What is the most essential tool you should never be without when stillwater fishing, the one item that directs your choice of line, where and when you fish, presentation approach, retrieve styles, and fly selection? Did...
by Vickie Loftus | Dec 1, 2015 | Blog, Presentation, Presentation Tactics
Posted December, 2015 (Updated March, 2020) Cold water temperature is one of the major factors affecting fish feeding behavior and will dictate the best type of presentation. In winter conditions when the water temperature is below 42 degrees, trout metabolism slows,...
by Vickie Loftus | Nov 1, 2015 | Blog, Presentation, Presentation Tactics
Posted November 2015 (Updated April 2020) When there are no visual cues of feeding fish and you’re not getting hit, it can be a perplexing and frustrating trying to figure out what to do. This article explains why you might not be getting hit, and what to do to...
by Vickie Loftus | Oct 1, 2015 | Blog
This blog will describe stillwater fly fishing techniques which you can immediately put to use and that are effective in landing trout. Join me in my adventures on stillwater as I travel across the country fishing various lakes. Share the humor and sometimes...
