Brian Lansing
Fly Fishing Season Preparations
I check leaders frequently and change them often. Losing fish because of something I overlooked, or ignored, is not acceptable.
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skunked...
and out of beer...
Welcome to my fly fishing blog! I invite you to follow along as I share my thoughts on all fly fishing related "stuff". I'll be sharing fishing stories, tips, gear reviews, pointers, trip summaries, reports and more. Tales of defeat, triumphs, mishaps, more defeats, and lessons learned await.
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Brian Lansing
- Jan 29
- 5 min
Confidence Flies
If there’s no confidence in the fly tied to the end of the tippet, putting trout in the net is going to be a challenging endeavor.
Brian Lansing
- Dec 30, 2020
- 5 min
Merry Christmas And Happy New Year!
I'll start off by wishing everyone Merry Christmas (I know I'm 5 days late) and a happy New Year.
Brian Lansing
- Sep 10, 2020
- 6 min
Sliding into September
Without hesitation and with an unprecedented amount of confidence, precision, and force, I sent my fly rocketing directly into the...
Brian Lansing
- Jul 3, 2020
- 4 min
Happy Independence Day
Have a great weekend. Stay safe. Enjoy a frosty beverage. Catch fish. If you don't catch fish, work on your fish stories.
Brian Lansing
- May 29, 2020
- 5 min
my month of may, fly fishing in central and upstate new york
My month of May. I am open for guided trips, classes, and lessons! Also, my May fly fishing report and what's new.
Brian Lansing
- May 1, 2020
- 7 min
fly tying how to - jigged buggers
A quick fly tying "how to" on how I tie my jigged bugger patterns. It is a quick tie and this little bug is a staple in my boxes.
Brian Lansing
- Apr 23, 2020
- 5 min
fly tying - color, size, and material matter
Each fly is designed to do different things and for different conditions. Each has a purpose.
Brian Lansing
- Apr 17, 2020
- 4 min
weekly fly fishing review
"I wish I had a colorful story about breaking a rod as I heroically tamed a five-foot long native brook trout, which ran me a half mile..."
Brian Lansing
- Apr 2, 2020
- 4 min
‘Rona
...or question what exactly you’re trying to accomplish tying a school of 137 matching baitfish, or why you’re tying a 10 inch fly that...
Brian Lansing
- Nov 8, 2019
- 3 min
non-committal
After you’re done beating yourself up and telling yourself “I’m the worst fly fisherman in the galaxy and brown trout must hate me”, enjoy..
Brian Lansing
- Oct 31, 2019
- 4 min
my favorite fly – the Kinky Muddler
My favorite fly and the fly that I use most often, at least for non-trout and salmon species, is the Kinky Muddler or a slight variation.
Brian Lansing
- Oct 23, 2019
- 4 min
to find fish, find the birds… and make quality casts
To find feeding fish, find feeding birds. Feeding birds means bait. Though it could also mean humans throwing stale bread in the water...
Brian Lansing
- Oct 17, 2019
- 4 min
stripers during the nor’easter - pt. 2
With a game plan of “we’ll figure it out in the morning” in place, we checked tide charts one last time and headed to bed to get ready to...
Brian Lansing
- Oct 3, 2019
- 3 min
rain, increased flows, and flingin' streamers
Act quickly because the window of opportunity is small. Brown trout love these small windows and you should too.
Brian Lansing
- Sep 24, 2019
- 2 min
low and clear, but cold
Sunday morning, I had the pleasure of sharing the stream and showing Jenny and Kathy around a Central New York trout stream.
Brian Lansing
- Sep 6, 2019
- 3 min
Life in the Abyss – Jigging for Adirondack Lake Trout
The meat eating lakers crushed the jig and swung immediately back to the cover and structure of the bottom. Big head shakes are the norm.
Brian Lansing
- Aug 29, 2019
- 3 min
weekend review pt. 2: loads of pickerel
They stalk it for a ways and then nose up out of the blackness inhaling the fly from behind.
Brian Lansing
- Aug 26, 2019
- 3 min
weekend review: part 1 - severely bug bitten and exploring new water
We arrived back to the cabin tired, severely bug bitten, thirsty, hungry, and smelly, but not skunked or out of beer.
Brian Lansing
- Aug 13, 2019
- 4 min
Lose a few flies, catch more trout.
Trout live, eat, and hide in the places that are more difficult to fish. If you’re not losing some flies, you’re missing out on trout.