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Nymphing has gotten a little tougher over the years, because the trout are a little more picky. I think that’s fair to say. And while the flies I used to find in the trees were mostly Wooley Buggers and Adams dry flies, these days, everything looks like some version of a Perdigon.
More anglers are nymphing than ever before. So trout see artificial nymphs in the drift more than ever, and they’re bound to be a little tougher to convince.
Surely, the most common advice for fooling more selective fish is to go smaller with the pattern. Often that’s a good strategy that meets the moment . . . but not always.
When we do want to fish smaller flies, how do we go about it? The fact is, larger flies drift differently. Heavier flies can get down more quickly. And getting a #18 into the strike zone really requires a different strategy.
Here’s the spoiler. There are many ways to get small, light nymphs to the trout. Bigger beadheads and lighter tippets are probably the most current and popular option, but overlooking other ways is selling yourself short. Trailing a small nymph behind something heavier is a good way, as is tagging it above. Then there’s split shot on the leader and drop shot below the flies -- all of these options work with and without indicators on the line.
My friends Austin Dando, Bill Dell and Dr. Trevor Smith join me for a fun conversation.
RESOURCES
ARTICLE: Troutbitten | Drifting Light Nymphs
ARTICLE: Troutbitten | Are Light Nymphs More Natural? Is Less Weight More Effective?

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My friends and I have spent decades chasing trout all over the wooded valleys of our home waters and on some fun destination trips. I always say that if you spend enough time on the water, you’ll find everything you need out there. Jokingly, I say that about fishing gear. You’ll find nets, tippet posts loaded with tippet, hemostats, nippers and even full fly boxes . . . just by fishing a lot.

You’ll also find all the techniques necessary, with time on the water, a willingness to solve the mystery and with good attention to detail.

So we’ve all had the similar experiences like that. We’ve all found a bunch of nets, and we’ve all stumbled upon deep river knowledge — things like what it actually takes to get a true dead drift on a dry fly in a soft edge seam next to some fast current.

But when you fish long enough, you also encounter the special things, the unique things, the stuff that maybe only you’ve seen, you’ve heard or maybe you’ve felt out there.

So we want to share a few of those river stories tonight. Some are funny and others might teach a lesson.

My friends Austin Dando, Bill Dell, Trevor Smith and Josh Darling join me for a fun conversation.
RESOURCES
PODCAST: Troutbitten | Freewheelin' S19, Ep10
PODCAST: Troutbitten | Freewheelin' S5, Ep7
PODCAST: Troutbitten | Freewheelin' S1, Ep7

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This podcast is all about about your waders — wader care and wader repair. You might think that if you take care of your waders, they’ll last forever, but that's surely not true.
My son Aiden asked to loan a pair of my old waders to a friend the other day for a fishing trip. And I said, "sure, but they all leak." Every pair of waders I’ve ever had has ended with leaks.
Waders are like anything else. Nothing lasts forever, but you can absolutely lengthen a wader's lifespan by taking care of them. Things like washing your waders, turning them inside out when it matters, and just being careful about what you’re walking through extends the life of waders significantly.
All of us in this conversation have been fishing long enough to have gone through many, many waders. We’ve also been in the game long enough to know how to patch waders. I’m constantly surprised by how many anglers tell me they got a pinhole in their waders, so they sent them back. That’s not how it used to be. Every die hard angler that I knew used to have a good supply of Aquaseal and they knew how to use it.
So here are our thoughts and experiences about taking care of your breathable waders and patching them effectively when the inevitable happens.
My friends Austin Dando, Bill Dell and Josh Darling join me for a good conversation about landing nets and carrying methods.

RESOURCES
ARTICLE: Troutbitten | Critical Wader Care - Advice From the Companies Themselves
VIDEO: Troutbitten | Waders On, Waders Off - Stop Wasting Fishing Time
PODCAST: Troutbitten | Gear Fixes S15, Ep7
PODCAST: Tech Talk About Boots, Waders and More - In Deep With Kevin Sloan - S19, Ep7

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This one is all about fishing nets. We cover net types and sizes, handle length, bag depth and hoop width. We also discuss how each of us carries the net and how we access it quickly. Because if all of this is not well thought out, problems are sure to follow.
The truth is, the net is one of the heaviest and most cumbersome pieces of gear we have out there. So for the frequent angler, these decisions about where to carry that weight and how to have the net ready for a quick draw and an easy return are fundamental to a smooth system.
The net choice and how you carry it should not  be an afterthought. In fact, you just might base other gear decisions around your net requirements.
My friends Austin Dando, Bill Dell and Josh Darling join me for a good conversation about landing nets and carrying methods.
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My friends are here with me to begin season twenty-one with a conversation about doing the opposite. Because if you’re struggling out there on the water, if the net hasn’t been wet in a while and the trout seem to disagree with everything you suggest, then maybe you should do the opposite.
To quote Jerry Seinfeld’s advice to George . . . “If every instinct you have is wrong, the opposite would have to be right.”
My friends Austin Dando, Bill Dell, Josh Darling and Trevor Smith join me for a fun look at making decisions that can really change things.
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