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Looking down through gin-clear South Platte water at a submerged boulder and cobble, a rainbow just landed and held over the top — the kind of clarity where you pick the fish out of the streambed before you ever cast

Sight-Fishing: How I Actually Spot Trout in Clear Water

Half of sight-fishing is just seeing the fish. Here's how I read light, pick lenses, and spot trout on gin-clear South Platte tailwater.

September 23, 202611 min read

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