It’s High Time To Fish A Crayfish Our latest crayfish pattern, RIO’s Cray Cray, was designed by RIO’s own Brita Fordice. As with all the flies Brita dreams up, she aims to ensure they function properly instead of just “looking cool.” Her micro crayfish pattern is no different. Read Now RIO’s Cray Cray […]
In this episode of RIO’s Fly Tying Tips, Brita shows how to take a plain, white baitfish type fly, and color it up quickly with markers to make a highly realistic pattern. RIO’s Fly Tying Tips is a series of short videos presented by lead RIO fly designer, Brita Fordice. In this series […]
In this RIO Fly Fishing Tip Chris Walker shows the best way to wind a new fly line on to your reel to avoid getting twist. Chris also shows what not to do, and why winding the line on the wrong way will put massive twist in a fly line. RIO’s Fly Fishing […]
Mention The Dean River to any fly angler, and you can bet images of awe-inspiring peaks and bright, healthy hard fighting steelhead and king salmon come to mind. Grab an inside look from RIO Fly Designer Patrick Kilby, along with his companions, Sean Visintainer of Silver Bow Fly Shop in Spokane, WA and Joe […]
In this episode of RIO’s “How To Fly Fish” series, Simon Gawesworth explains how to make a Switch cast. The Switch cast is one of the most important Spey casts to master, as it forms the foundation for all Spey casts. Learning, practicing and mastering this cast sets a Spey caster up for a […]
Making A Tangle-Free Tail With Marabou In this episode of RIO’s Fly Tying Tips, Brita explains and demonstrates a great way to create a tail out of marabou. Copper Top – Ingredients In this film Patrick Kilby runs through the materials and equipment you will need to tie the Copper Top. Look for the […]
Getting Line Out To Start A Spey Cast This RIO Fly Fishing Tip shows how to get enough fly line outside your rod tip to make a Spey cast. One of the hardest things for new Spey casters to pick up is how to go from a very short line, with the the fly line […]
Identifying Emergers This RIO Fly Fishing Tip shows how to identify emergers. Emergers are flies that are in the transitional stage between the underwater nymph or pupa, and the fully hatched adult. When trout key in on emergers, they usually ignore the dry fly and feast exclusively on this low-riding insect, so having a good […]
Your Perfect Drift Starts Here Nymphing is an art form and a seriously effective way to catch trout—and it all starts with proper rigging. From the right fly line to your bottom bug and everything in between. Whether you find yourself micro-nymphing during a PMD emergence with the perfect dead drift or plummeting your […]
In this RIO Fly Fishing Tip Wayne Peterson shows an excellent tip to help you get your fly unstuck from a tall tree. RIO’s Fly Fishing Tips series are short, less-than-a-minute videos, each bought to you by a RIO employee or ambassador and showing a single fly fishing tip to help you become […]