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Rainy Day Strategies: Mac Brown on Fishing High Water and Stained Conditions
Season 7 Episode 93
In this Casting Angles segment of The Articulate Fly fishing podcast, host Marvin Cash and fly fishing expert Mac Brown tackle high water fishing strategies as fall rains transform river conditions across the mid-Atlantic and Great Lakes regions.
Fresh from teaching in Arkansas during challenging turnover conditions, Mac shares critical techniques for bank fishing during elevated flows, explaining why staying out of the water lets anglers cover 8-10 times more productive water than wading.
Learn why tight-line nymphing outperforms indicator setups when current speeds up, discover Mac's color selection science for stained water (including why blue mops dominate in dirty conditions) and master the prospecting approach that keeps flies in the strike zone along current seams.
Mac also breaks down tippet adjustments for flood-stage fishing, streamer jigging tactics and the safety considerations every angler should follow when rivers rise.
Whether you're chasing steelhead runs or working your home water after a soaking rain, this episode delivers actionable high water fly fishing techniques from one of fly fishing's most accomplished instructors.
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S7, Ep 41 - Navigating High Water: Strategies for Success with Mac Brown
S7, Ep 36 - Central PA Fishing Report with George Costa of TCO Fly Shop
S7, Ep 28 - Warming Waters and Active Fish: A Spring Fishing Update with Mac Brown
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