Casting, drifting, swinging and stripping -- everything else is downtime. As Paul said, “Brother, there are no flying fish in Montana” — or anywhere else, for that matter.

Flies in the water — that’s where we want them. A trout at the end of the line. That’s what we’re aiming for. But there are seemingly endless tasks required for a fishing trip. And how we approach those chores really defines the way our day will go — simply because our fly is either in the water . . . or it’s not.

How we prepare the night before, our system for carrying tippet, our strategy for choosing the next fly, and even what we do with the net after releasing a trout — what we do with our time on the water . . . matters. And all of us experience that nagging feeling that something is amiss, that so much more is possible, on those days when we know that we are inefficient.

Fly fishing is for the pragmatist. Successful anglers see failure and make the changes to turn it around. And no matter what our natural tendencies — whether we’re a neat freak or a slob at home and at work, the river quickly teaches us that the only way forward is through efficiency. So every long term angler that I know becomes efficient, even if they weren’t born that way.

In this episode, I’m joined tonight by my fishing friends, Trevor Smith, Bill Dell, Austin Dando and Matt Grobe.

We Cover the Following

• Finding a system. Finding routines for everything.
• Vest/ Pack strategies
• Organizing gear
• Pre-trip preparation
• Leader changes
• Knot tying
• Wading staff
• Traveling strategy
• Don't be late!
• Rod storage

Resources

READ: Troutbitten | Find Your System
READ: Troutbitten | The Inefficiency of Inexperience
READ: Troutbitten | Look for the Changeout Spots
READ: Troutbitten | What About the Wading Staff?
READ: Troutbitten | Find Your Rhythm

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