Troutbitten

Domenick Swentosky

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Life on the water. Troutbitten is a deep dive into fly fishing for wild trout in wild places. Author and guide, Domenick Swentosky, shares stories, tips, tactics and conversations with friends about fly fishing through the woods and water. Explore more. Fish hard. And discover fly fishing at Troutbitten.com — an extensive resource with 1200+ articles about trout, friends, family and the river.

15 SEPT

Fishing Dry Flies -- Dry Fly Skills Series #7

For this final episode in the dry fly skills series, we work through some scenarios that anglers frequently encounter. Because, just like nymphing, fishing streamers and fishing wets, we fish dry flies for many different reasons and in many different ways.We addressed some of this in episode one, and in this final episode, we complete the bookend by thinking about how things layout and going through some strategy and thought processes. Now that we’ve spent a good bit of time on leader design,...

58 min
8 SEPT

Rise Forms and Hook Sets -- Dry Fly Skills Series #6

In the last couple of weeks we talked a lot about choosing the next fly, when to change, and what informs our decision about what to change to — basically, how do we develop that next theory about what fly, water type and presentation style we want to test.Last week we talked about watching how trout are rising to naturals, how they are taking our fly or even how they’re rejecting it. That information goes a long way. It’s often the predominant factor for choosing an appropriate fly sty...

47 min
1 SEPT

All About the Flies -- Dry Fly Skills Series #5

Here we are at the part of the season where we address everybody’s favorite question — what fly are you using?We’ve argued for years that the leader is the most consequential element in the system — much more important than the fly. That said, the fly must be reasonable.Most anglers are so focused on the flies because it’s the easiest thing to change. We’re quick to blame the pattern. And it’s a lot easier to clip off one fly and tie on another than to really break down your approach, your ca...

1h 1m
26 AUG

Casting and Mending -- Dry Fly Skills Series #4

Our discussion here is about casting dry flies, and that’s where all good fly casting starts. With a dry fly, there’s no weight at the end of the line to help us out. No split shot, no tungsten bead, conehead or bobber. Refining the dry fly stroke truly teaches us what the fly rod is built to do.Ten and two. Acceleration and crisp stops between two points. Pause and allow turnover to happen. Feel the rod load and watch it all happen with the fly line in the air. Once you have that timing, you...

53 min
18 AUG

Catching Up, With Leader Sales, Videos and Troutbitten Plans

For our Season 12 Intermission, my wife, Becky, joins me for a lighthearted look at what's going on in the Troutbitten world. We talk about the upcoming leader sale in the Troutbitten Shop (August 21). We talk about the New Trail Troutbitten beer, the event and the video. And we talk about the Fish and Film series on YouTube.Becky and I also answer a bunch of fun questions from listeners.ResourcesVIDEO: Troutbitten | Fish and Film - One Morning For VersatilityVIDEO: Troutbitten | Beer and Fri...

35 min
11 AUG

Dry Fly Leader Design and Adjustment -- Dry Fly Skills Series #3

The leader should match the moment and match the angler. It should match the fly, the river and the wind conditions. Adjustments are necessary, and when they're performed often enough they become intuitive.An objective look at real goals for the dry fly, along with the true capabilities of the leader materials at hand, will lead anyone down the path toward a great leader formula for dry flies.While many anglers might consider the leader as an afterthought, we believe the leader is the most co...

1h 1m
4 AUG

Dry Fly Skills #2 --Drag Free Drifts and Animation

The drag free drift -- a high percentage of the time, that’s what catches trout on top. So aiming for perfection on a dead drift sets the baseline. And if you get those great drifts, but they won’t eat it, try some animation. Think slight, small and subtle for those movements to the fly, and you just might fool some trout that are keyed in on motion.Everything works sometimes. So we’re ready to try anything. But we spend the most time with tactics that produce with the highest rate of return....

60 min
28 JUL

Dry Fly Skills #1 -- When and Why

Season twelve begins. It’s a seven-part skills series dedicated to dry fly fishing. My friend, Matt Grobe, joins me to build the framework — a method and a system — for presenting dry flies to trout.In this first episode, we ask when and why we fish dry flies. What’s the reason we might choose to fish dries over streamers, wets or nymphs?We argue that dry flies are the heart and soul of fly fishing. The visual aspect is fun and exciting. And the pleasures of top water fishing should not be mi...

59 min

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Creator

Domenick Swentosky
Years Active

2021 - 2024
Episodes

129
Rating

Clean
Show Website

Troutbitten

Troutbitten

Fishing Dry Flies -- Dry Fly Skills Series #7

Rise Forms and Hook Sets -- Dry Fly Skills Series #6

All About the Flies -- Dry Fly Skills Series #5

Casting and Mending -- Dry Fly Skills Series #4

Catching Up, With Leader Sales, Videos and Troutbitten Plans

Dry Fly Leader Design and Adjustment -- Dry Fly Skills Series #3

Dry Fly Skills #2 --Drag Free Drifts and Animation

Dry Fly Skills #1 -- When and Why

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Fishing Dry Flies -- Dry Fly Skills Series #7

Rise Forms and Hook Sets -- Dry Fly Skills Series #6

All About the Flies -- Dry Fly Skills Series #5

Casting and Mending -- Dry Fly Skills Series #4

Catching Up, With Leader Sales, Videos and Troutbitten Plans

Dry Fly Leader Design and Adjustment -- Dry Fly Skills Series #3

Dry Fly Skills #2 --Drag Free Drifts and Animation

Dry Fly Skills #1 -- When and Why

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