Troutbitten
Life on the water. Troutbitten is a deep dive into fly fishing for wild trout in wild places. Author and guide, Domenick Swentosky, shares stories, tips, tactics and conversations with friends about fly fishing through the woods and water. Explore more. Fish hard. And discover fly fishing at Troutbitten.com — an extensive resource with 1500+ articles about trout, friends, family and the river.
Podcasting since 2021 • 148 episodes
Troutbitten
Latest Episodes
Streamer Presentations #8 -- The Crossover Technique
With episode seven of this Troutbitten Skills Series, we’ve finally come to the point where we’ve covered all the different ways to move a streamer and give it some animation. Now it’s time to put all of that together.This whole series h...
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Season 14
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Episode 8
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1:08:14
Streamer Presentations #7 -- Speed Leads and Lane Changes
Speed leads happen mostly in one lane, and they go faster than their parent current. Lane changes are exactly what they sound like — the fly is traveling in one lane, and then we deliberately bring the fly over to a nearby lane and travel down ...
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Season 14
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Episode 7
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34:26
Streamer Presentations #6 -- Jigging Styles (Slack, Contact and Pendulum Jigging)
We've covered many animations in these series. We’ve talked about the streamer head position and its direction, about cross current movement vs holding one lane. We've covered jerk strips, glides, slides, fast, slow, quick or smooth, we talked ...
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Season 14
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Episode 6
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50:17
Streamer Presentations #5 - Give Swings a Chance
This steamer presentation is what streamer anglers probably do most — swinging the flies. From what I see on the water, what I read in articles and watch in videos, I think it’s fair to say, swinging is a pretty popular look.But it’s als...
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Season 14
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Episode 5
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47:07
Streamer Presentations #4 - Glides and Slides
For us, streamer fishing is best when we actively and intentionally move the fly. But with glides and slides, our animations are often subtle, because sometimes these are the most natural or convincing looks.Rolling the bottom, gliding m...
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Season 14
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Episode 4
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41:20