This week, my guest is Tim Landwehr [43:50], of Tight Lines Fly Fishing De Pere, Wisconsin. Tim has decades of experience guiding for smallmouth bass and is co-author of a book on fly fishing for smallmouths. He shares some innovative and modern techniques for catching difficult smallmouths under all conditions, some you have probably never heard of or thought about.
In the Fly Box this week, we have some great questions, including:
When I am Euro nymphing, why do trout always take my fly on the swing, after it has finished its dead drift?
I have trouble seeing my beetle imitations on the water. What can I do?
Why did trout, after refusing countless dead drifts during a spinner fall, take my fly as I stripped it back to me?
If you had to fish nymphs that only imitated one order of insects, which one would it be?
If I simplify my nymph collection to more generic imitations, will I do as well as if I worry about imitating specific insects?
What is the difference between a Comparadun and a Sparkle Dun and which one is better?
If I have the same guide two days in a row, should I tip him or her both days?
How many indicators should I carry for a day of fishing?
Do you prefer the Helios 3 D or F model in a 9-foot, 5-weight rod?
A fly shop owner told me not to submerge my reel. Was he right?
What is the best way to store dry flies?
A listener gives another good reason to always tie or buy three flies of the same pattern
How can I eliminate wind knots in my dry dropper rig? What is the best way to fish in the surf?
15 Ways to Break a Fly Rod, with Charlie Robinton
A new nymph fishing technique and the under-rated 10-foot fly rod, with George Daniel
Managing instream flows, with Hal Herring
Learning from Trout DNA, with Helen Neville
Secrets of the Battenkill, with Doug Lyons
Tips on fishing high alpine lakes, with George Hunker
Seven Deadly Sins of Pike Fishing, with Josh Nugent
Tips for urban fly fishing, with James Spica
Ten tips for summer smallmouth, with award-winning guide Matt Miles
Small stream bluelining in the Rockies, with Jeremie Prine
Montana trout suffer mysterious disease, with Wade Fellin
Foraging along trout streams, with Sam Thayer
Fishing the Baja surf on foot with Scott Sadil
The insidious Nature of Neonic Pesticides, with Michael Miller
15 Tips for Fishing Emergers, with Pat Dorsey
The making of "Mending the Line", with Joshua Caldwell
How to practice your fly casting, with Pete Kutzer
Jacks are Better, with RA Beattie
Fishing through climate change, with John Gierach
All about western caddisfly hatches, with M.E. Sorci
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