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A shallow river run photographed from water level, cobble and boulders clearly visible through the current, an angler wading well upstream under a summer sky

Reading the Bottom: Where Your Flies Should Be on a Tight Line

Reading water tells you where trout hold; reading the bottom tells you where your flies will tick. Spotting buckets and shelves, then setting weight and tippet to ride the slot.

September 14, 202615 min read

Overhead on a clear South Platte tailwater — a rainbow just brought to the net on the thin nymph leader, resting over clean cobble with the tippet running up off the fish.

Your Sighter Is an Instrument, Not an Indicator

On a tight line, the sighter isn't a bobber — it's a gauge. Here are the five things my euro sighter reports on the South Platte: contact, angle, depth, speed, and the take.

September 9, 202613 min read

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