Winter Fly Fishing Skills #6 -- Dry Fly Fishing in the Winter

With this Troutbitten skills series on winter fishing. We’ve covered locations and expectations, where to find trout, and their wintertime habits. We did two full podcasts on staying warm from head to toe. We talked about fishing nymphs in these waters, streamers in these waters, and now we’re ready to talk about dry flies.Specifically, this conversation is dedicated to what is different or unique about fishing dry flies in the winter, versus other times of the year.My friend, Austin Dando, joins me for a great conversation about the floaters. This is a fun one. We Cover the FollowingWhere to find rising troutRegional and geographical variationsExpected hatchesSpring waters, tailwaters, freestonersWater types for small fliesHatches and patterns to matchWhy local knowledge is supremeThe dead drift is everythingPresentation specificsLeader adjustmentsFishing two driesFishing dry dropper in the winter . . . and moreResourcesREAD: Troutbitten | Category | Fly Fishing in the WinterREAD: Troutbitten | The George Harvey Leader DesignREAD: Troutbitten | Category | Dry Fly FishingPODCAST: Troutbitten | Hatches and Strategies, S3 Ep3READ: Troutbitten | That's Not a Dead DriftVisitTroutbitten WebsiteTroutbitten InstagramTroutbitten YouTubeTroutbitten FacebookThanks to TroutRoutes:Use the code TROUTBITTEN for 20% off your membership athttps://maps.troutroutes.com Thanks to SkwalaUse the code, TROUTBITTEN10 for 10% off your order athttps://skwalafishing.com/