How to Fly Fish from a Drift Boat

Fly fishing from a raft on the Yakima River

The first time I stepped into a drift boat, I thought it would be like wading with better positioning. I was wrong. Within the first hour, I’d tangled my line twice, missed obvious targets, and frustrated both my fishing partner and myself with poorly timed casts. The boat moved relentlessly downstream while I struggled to…

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