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How To Fish A Spinner Fall, Part 6 Sep 27, 2019

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In the sixth installment of their 10-part series on how to fish a spinner fall, Dave and Amelia Jensen demonstrate the best ways to approach trout feeding on spinners. Stealth is a must, but how you set up in relation to the available light is also important. You want to be able to see the rising fish and the bugs they're eating.

How To Fish A Spinner Fall, Part 5 Sep 21, 2019

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In the fifth installment of their 10-part series on how to fish a spinner fall, Dave and Amelia Jensen discuss casting techniques specific to presenting spinner patterns. Accuracy is key, so controlling your rod tip is important. Dave is also a big proponent of long leaders, which can be tough to cast quickly and accurately when the fish are close. Here, he demonstrates his technique for getting the fly off the water, making a single backcast, and then creating line speed for the presentation.

How To Fish A Spinner Fall, Part 4 Sep 13, 2019

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In the fourth part of their epic series on how to fish a spinner fall, Dave and Amelia Jensen discuss fly selection and why they prefer tandem-dry-fly rigs for spinner falls. They even tell you which kinds of patterns to pair together.

How to Fish a Spinner Fall, Part 3 Sep 06, 2019

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Dave and Amelia Jensen continue to walk you through every aspect of fishing a spinner fall, from gear choices to presentation to hook sets. Here, they help you to understand rise forms, so you know which fish are feeding on spinners, as well as which trout are the really big ones.

How To Fish A Spinner Fall, Part 2 Aug 30, 2019

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In the second part of their epic series on how to fish a spinner fall, Dave and Amelia Jensen explain what you'll need to make the most of a spinnerfall--from fishing gear to clothing to accessories.

How To Fish A Spinner Fall, Part 1 Aug 24, 2019

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In the first part of their epic series on how to fish a spinner fall, Dave and Amelia Jensen give a great overview. The visuals are simply stunning, and info is incredibly useful.

How To Fish Dry Flies Over Gravel Runs Aug 16, 2019

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Long gravel runs often look like featureless water that doesn't offer a lot of structure to hold trout. In this week’s Master Class Monday video, however, Dave and Amelia Jensen explain how these stretches can provide great dry-fly fishing under the right conditions. These are not easy trout, though--you've got to make accurate, stealthy casts to avoid putting the fish down when they're feeding on top.

How To Catch Trout Rising in Flat Water Aug 09, 2019

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When you see a big trout rising to mayflies, your first impulse is to cast right away, but as Amelia Jensen of Jensen Fly Fishing explains, your best bet is to slow down, watch, and wait. “Your first cast needs to be your best cast,” she explains, or you risk putting the fish down.

How to Prolong Your Nymph Drift Downstream Aug 02, 2019

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When you are nymphing a run, don't pick up your drift just because your indicator is even with your position. Instead, feed line into the drift to cover the water below you. You may be surprised by what you find!

How to Predict a Stonefly Hatch Jul 28, 2019

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Dave Jensen explains how you can increase your odds of hitting the stonefly hatch just right, and he also talks about the best ways to fish through the hatch--from the early days of migrating nymphs through the magic of ovipositing females. Even if you fish stoneflies a lot, you're sure to learn something here, and the visuals are fantastic.

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