As a sneak preview to the type of articles being
developed, the list below is a sample of the subject matter you can
expect to read starting in the latter part of 2009. Please visit this page
again and thank you for your patience!
The H.A.T.T. Trick (the Hydro Acoustics Test Tunnel (or HATT) is a specialized water tunnel, designed by Dave Chermanski, for testing subsurface flies primarily for sound and viewing their materials for action with some surprising results)
How Light & Water Clarity Affects Fly Selection
The DC Casting Simulator (an uniquely sophisticated machine designed and built by Dave Chermanski to provide valuable and some surprising insights to fly casting mechanics and rod dynamics as it applies to fighting a fish, setting a hook, reel drag settings plus other important facets)
Do Fish Feel Pain? (a scientific view to a controversial subject)
Ways to Improve Casting Distance & Performance (methods to modifying any flyrod to maximize casting and fishing performance)
Predicting Fish Activity (a look at different methods which try to predict fish activity from the ancient Polynesian Maori charts to the Solunar tables and beyond)
Waist Deep & Long Casts (a special casting technique developed by Dave Chermanski for maximizing distance when waist deep in water, particularly in freshwater lakes and on the saltwater flats)
Home Waters (thoughts and insights on fishing local waters regularly and applying the lessons learned for improved angling success)
Why Fish Don’t Always Bite (anglers will try any gadgets, such as sonic flies, potions, music, even computers, in pursuit of their quarry)
Special Flies for Freestone Trout Waters (a detailed look at four dry-fly designs for specific fishing situations that can improve your fishing success)
Deep Running & Deadly: Introducing the Optic Darter Series
(a fly series designed by Dave Chermanski in 1981 that has caught more
than 200 marine species and more than 100 freshwater species in North
America)
Perception & Illusion (designing and dressing a fly for acceptability as a prey to trigger a strike)
Polarized Light and Tying Materials
The DC Simulator Series (a special fly series, originally designed in 1967, with variations for a vast variety of freshwater and marine fish species)
The Magic of Fly Colors (the effectiveness of certain color combinations for specific marine species)
The Eyes Have It!
Criteria for Hook Selection (how different hooks can change the productiveness and dynamics of a fly design)
Attractor Flies versus Imitator Flies (fishing situations where one fly type is more effective)
Primer to Fly Fishing in Saltwater
The Improbable Quest (the strategies, tactics and techniques involved in Dave Chermanski's legendary catch of a 32-pound tarpon on a 2 pound-test class tippet)
Deadly & Indestructible: The DC Spoonfly & DC Wobbler
Special Tactics for Deepwater Grouper (techniques and special fly designs for catching deepwater species including gag, red, black, scamp and Nasau grouper)
Understanding the Tides
Tactics for Flounder (special fishing techniques and fly designs for catching this elusive flyrod quarry)
Sight-Fishing Pompano on the Flats!
Mullet on Fly (special tactics and unique fly designs for the species of the Family Mugilidae)
The Essentials of Chumming (an in-depth discussion on selecting the right chum for the right marine species)
Flyrod Fun, Pan-Sized Warriors (tactics and special fly designs for catching a variety of pan-sized inshore species such as sailor’s choice, snappers, grunts, pinfish, whiting, croakers, perches, pigfish, margate, porgy, mojarra, spot, chubs, searobins and puffers)
Strategies for Snook (tactics, techniques and fly selections for snook at ocean inlets, in the surf, in residential canal systems, in the backcountry and in non-tidal blackwaters)
Anatomy of Trophy Largemouth Bass Waters (insights to the lake and stream characteristics as well as prey selection which produce trophy largemouth bass weighing 8 pounds of larger that can be caught on fly tackle)
Secrets to Catching Giant Black Crappie
Strategies & Techniques for Shad (an in-depth discussion on pursuing the anadromous species of American and Hickory shad during their spawning migrations to freshwater rivers)
How Water Temperature Affects Bass & Panfish Activity
Double Your Pleasure (special multi-fly rigs for panfish and school bass in lakes, ponds, rivers and streams)
Techniques for Dredging the Bottom (tactics and techniques for getting and keeping a fly near the bottom in deep water for species such as walleye, sauger, white bass, etc.)
Special Tactics for Big Panfish (catching saucer-sized panfish requires refined tactics and techniques)
How Sound Affects Fishing & Fly Selection for Wary Trout
Fly Fishing Strategies for Freestone Waters
How Water Temperature Affects Fishing for Trout
How Trout Determine Prey
How Light Intensity Affects Fishing and Fly Selection for Trout
Advantages of Fluorocarbon (special properties of fluorocarbon can offer unique advantages as a leader and tippet material for trout, salmon and steelhead)
We are currently preparing articles for the Feature Articles page. These articles pertain to the following five major topics of interest:
