Winter Techniques Pt.1 – False Spring Fishing – Upstream Bounce

“Have you ever seen how a sculpin swims? On the very bottom, darting and skirting from hiding place to hiding place… to slow water cover behind rocks and structure, on to the next same type of hiding place. Sculpins forage for food just like Trout, have home ranges and preferred routes of travel and security. Habits and patterns. We want our streamer to swim upstream like the sculpin”

Qui vive

“Nevertheless, even in a crowded warren, visitors in the form of young rabbits seeking desirable dry quarters may be tolerated…. And if powerful enough they may obtain and hold a place” -R.M. Lockley, The Private Life of the Rabbit     I sometimes seek out a good humbling experience while most of the time not… Continue reading Qui vive