Welcome to Trout and Feather! I’m Tim Cammisa and greatly appreciate you reading and clicking my post to find out more. Thanks and enjoy!
NEW BLOG!
Fly Fishing Gear for Dry Flies
Poetry in motion for fly fishers is watching a trout rise to a dry fly. This visual aspect of fly fishing is a style many prefer, especially apparent by the number of anglers that chase epic bug emergences like blanket caddisfly hatches on Montana’s Missouri River, the Hex mayfly in Michigan, and Penn Creek’s Green Drake hatch in central Pennsylvania. The simple approach is to show up and fish, yet the following pieces of gear will increase the number of fish you catch, plus make for a more enjoyable experience.
***CLASS FULL***
Time to learn more about Dry Flies & Emergers! Learn with Tim Cammisa as he discusses the stages that bring trout out to eat on the surface. Not only will you learn about mayflies and caddisflies, but the effective flies to use, rigging, tactics for dry flies, techniques to fish, preferred gear, leaders, ideal casts and LOTS more.
Date: February 22, 2024
Time: 8:00 - 9:30 pm ET, time given throughout for questions and discussion
This virtual class will be held live on Zoom. You will be able to interact with the other class participants, or sit back and take notes. Once you’ve purchased the class, you’ll receive an email with a Zoom link to access.
After the class ends, you will receive an email loaded with information and links from the class. Unable to attend live? I’ve got you covered! The class will be recorded and within 24 hours of the class ending, I will send a recording of the class to all participants. This allows you to go back and listen to the information again, ensuring you’ve learned the concepts to improve your emerger fly fishing!
The techniques discussed in the class will improve your Dry Fly and Emerger fishing today! Use this as an opportunity to enhance your fly fishing and start catching more fish this year.
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SOLD OUT: My group trip for Summer 2024 is a trophy fly fishing experience to Iceland, focusing on Atlantic salmon and brown trout. Click the button below or learn more HERE, thanks!
Wet Fly Swing Podcast
It's been an honor to speak with Dave Stewart of the Wet Fly Swing podcast THREE TIMES! In our just released podcast, the conversation revolves around Fly Fishing Travel Tips.
During the episode, I talk about my travel checklist for fly fishing. If you'd like a copy, shoot me an email: tcammisa@gmail.com
Josh Miller’s New Book!!
Congratulations to my friend, Josh Miller! His new book on Euro nymphing is a winner, and he even hand-delivered a copy to me, better than Amazon Prime 😂 Anytime our families get together for dinner, it’s always a fun night, and we only bore Heather and Sarah with just a tiny amount of fly fishing talk 😅 Better for you, Josh was able to secure some copies before the official release date, get them here:
HISEA waders HERE: https://bit.ly/41uYPwP
Don't forget discount code: Tim15
Also on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4aqjs1q
Resources for: READING THE WATER!
Being able to read the water is a skill that separates anglers, allowing some to almost “peek” underneath the surface. Reading seams, determining approximate depths, and even knowing where the fish may lie gives you an advantage on the water. This comes with experience on the water, watching how your flies are drifting and getting positive feedback when casting to different water types.
Increase your knowledge base by talking and fishing with others, plus use these resources to guide your fly fishing journey:
Have more resources to share? I’d love to get more added to this list, with videos, websites and more. Contact me:
NEW VIDEO:
Watch my NEW video on waders below! To learn about Grunden’s waders: Click HERE
Trout and Their Food
Dave Whitlock is a legend, he recently passed yet lives on with resources he left us. This is the kind of book that you can read quickly. You’ll read it once and say, “I can’t believe that Tim recommended such a short book.”
Then you’ll read it again and say, “This is EVERYTHING trout eat.” And that will transform your fly fishing. It did for me.
Observation: The Angler’s Science
“On my return I found the party at camp; they had butchered the buffalo and brought in some more meat as I had directed. Goodrich had caught half a dozen very fine trout and a number of both species of the white fish. These trout are from sixteen to twenty three inches in length, precisely resemble our mountain or speckled trout in form and the position of their fins, but the specks on these are of a deep black instead of the red or gold color of those common to the U.' States. These are furnished long sharp teeth on the pallet and tongue and have generally a small dash of red on each side behind the front ventral fins; the flesh is of a pale yellowish red, or when in good order, of a rose red.” Meriwether Lewis, 13 June, 1805
While other explorers and generations of native peoples had encountered cutthroat trout, Lewis and Clark’s notes from their expedition were profound enough that later taxonomists would give them the name Salmo clarkii. In the excerpt from their journals above, pertinent to anglers is Lewis’ contrast of these new trout to “those common to the U.’ States.” Even a cursory observation demonstrated that cutthroats differed from the well-known brook trout.
Learn a broad range of techniques for dry flies, streamers, and wet flies by tying the modern flies that everyone is talking about. Author Tim Cammisa teaches you how to tie these simple but effective patterns and then how to take the techniques you’ve learned and use them for most of the other core patterns—old and new—that should be in your box. Includes information on the latest materials, tying tips from other tiers, and 13 patterns with recipes and complete step-by-step instructions.
All copies purchased through Trout and Feather are autographed by the author. For international orders, please email me for a shipping quote: CONTACT
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Listen to the podcast: https://orvisffguide.libsyn.com/modifying-flies-with-tim-cammisa
Learn more about this rod: HERE
Recommended nail knot tools include:
Combo set - This is the same as in the video above
Wait, my patterns are now being carried by Rainy’s Flies?!? When I started tying flies at 10 years old, I would carefully inspect flies in the catalogs, figuring out their effectiveness for fish…to see my own patterns in Rainy’s catalog is humbling. It’s an honor to announce that they’re carrying both the Sneak Attack and Stealth Mode, now featured and available for preseason orders. Contact your local fly shop to carry these flies. Link to Rainy’s 2022 newest flies: CLICK HERE
The Sneak Attack, a simple tie that has worked for me around the world. Learn to tie this effective Euro nymph, plus some fly fishing tips: CLICK HERE
You tie flies? So tell me what you NEED? It’s easy to want too much, I’m certainly guilty of that, but once you get past the basics, what’s left? In my new video, I explore 5 things you NEED in fly tying. Watch the video: HERE
Some of the fly tying “NEEDS” include:
Renomed scissors: https://bit.ly/3ADteLh
Whip Finisher - https://alnk.to/4BAbEDq
Lights: https://www.amazon.com/shop/
Stonfo Bobtec Bobbin: https://amzn.to/3DKm4p4
Vise, bobbin, and recommended tools: HERE
The Perdigon is perfect for fast water, as it cuts through quickly due to its slender body. Coated with a UV resin, this fly is undeniably durable. Most importantly, the Perdigon gets the attention of fish with the signature hot spot thorax. Watch the video and learn more today: CLICK HERE to watch
Tim Cammisa of “Trout and Feather” is a creator of fly tying and fly fishing videos. He is a featured presenter and tier at events such as the The Fly Fishing Show, International Fly Tying Symposium and Midwest Fly Fishing Expo, and has traveled around the country helping others improve their fly fishing and fly tying skills. Author of "Fly Tying for Everyone," Tim has taken his passion to a new level. Tim lives in Harmony, Pennsylvania, with his wife Heather and their two children.
Looking for a presenter for your fly fishing or tying event? Tim specializes in Zoom presentations, giving dozens in 2022 alone! Learn more here: