"Ocean Sand Eel"

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"Ocean Sand Eel"

Hook: Varivas 990s, Mustad Signature C68SS,
Tiemco 800S, or a similar short-shank hook,
sizes 2 to 2/0.
Thread: White 3/0 (280 denier).
Tail: Bucktail and saddle hackles.
Body and head: Kinky Fiber or Mirror Image
Flash Blend.
Eyes: Prismatic dome eyes coated with Plastidip,
Softex, or a similar material.

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Film School

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Last Updated on Thursday, 16 December 2010 15:02 Posted by Russ Lumpkin

Trout feeding in the surface film are notoriously difficult to catch. Break down the problem to a few basic principles and increase your hookups.
by Ed Engle

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Loch Style

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Last Updated on Thursday, 09 December 2010 09:21 Posted by Russ Lumpkin

Bob flies and Boobies. Sea anchors and drogues. They’re all part of a European tradition of stillwater fishing that is perfect for windy Western reservoirs.
Article & Photography by Kurt Finlayson

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Tough as Steel

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Last Updated on Thursday, 16 December 2010 15:01 Posted by Russ Lumpkin

A group of experienced Great Lakes anglers have developed specialized tackle, techniques, and flies to catch the wariest steelhead even on pressured waters.
by Robert W. Streeter

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Lazy Day Smallmouth

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Last Updated on Wednesday, 08 December 2010 16:17 Posted by Russ Lumpkin

Summer smallies can be hard to move. When the heat takes its toll, try a tactic that lets them eat and be lazy.
by Bruce Ingram

Veteran anglers of river smallmouth instinctively seek out current breaks, eddies, runs, and other swift-moving sections of water. Those are good places to hunt smallies, but during the hottest hours of summer’s dog days, you might be better off looking for smallmouth in slower water that does not require the fish to work so hard to remain in the current or chase down food. The key is finding these places near some kind of aquatic vegetation.

I learned that lesson several years ago on the New River in Virginia. Guide Britt Stoudenmire, some friends, and I were staring at 20 or so smallmouths between 18 and 23 inches long, each finning aimlessly in a slight current within a massive bed of elodea.

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The Dead-Drifted Popper
Heavily vegetated areas are ideal for dead-drifiting to smallmouths. Look for stretches with curly-leaf pondweed (A) and eel grass or elodea (B). Deep-water bends (C) make it easy for smallies to be lazy, as does slack water off fast seams. Wood structure and rock ledges (D & E) also hold summer fish, as will long, slow straighaways downstream of runs (F). Focus on water of medium depth, say from three to six feet. Casting at a 45-degree angle downstream with some S-curves or slack in the line will help offset the effects of drag.