by Vickie Loftus | Aug 29, 2016 | Blog, Presentation, Presentation Tactics
Want to know how to increase your productivity in stillwater? The following tips provide a short summary of tactics I have found to be critical to success in fishing lakes. These tactics are unique to stillwater environments. Try these yourself and see whether your...
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 | 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...
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,...
