• When water is low and the sun is bright, what tactics do you recommend for Great Lakes steelhead?
• Four great fly-tying tips from a tier in the UK
• I am looking at the 10-foot Helios rods.  For all-around fishing, should I get the 3-weight F model or the 4-weight D model?
• A guide from the mid-Atlantic shares tips on targeting snakeheads
• A young fly tier asks for advice on a moderately priced vise for tying bass flies
• Why do my 9-foot 6X knotless leaders keep breaking?
• A new fly fisher from Ohio recounts a wonderful experience he had on the river
• A listener provides some great tips on rooftop rod carriers
• A listener asks for suggestions for a book on the history of trout in North America

My guest this week is Brandon Hoffner [35:55], executive director of the Henry’s Fork Foundation, and the topic is the diverse habitat and trout-fishing opportunities of this world-famous river that has influenced so many anglers, techniques, and fly patterns over the years.  Like all trout rivers today, the Henry’s Fork also has its share of environmental issues and we’ll explore how the Henry’s Fork Foundation works to maintain this magical fishery.

In the Fly Box this week, we have a roundup of questions and tips from listeners, including:

• What is the advantage of a 9 ½-foot rod over a 9-footer or 10-footer?
• A great tip from a listener on how to remove salt water from flies you have fished
• When would you use a Tenkara rod over a traditional Western rod?  And do you have a favorite Tenkara rod?
• Does Tom Rosenbauer actually tie the flies in the Orvis Tom Rosenbauer fly selection?
• What is the history of the famous Orvis Far & Fine graphite rod, and what line would you put on it?
• For small creeks, is it better to use a 2-weight or a 3-weight line?
• What can I substitute for goose biots on the tail of a stonefly nymph?
• Can you explain the pros and cons of polyleaders vs. sink-tip fly lines?
• What are the best fly lines on the new Helios 7 ½-foot 3-weight rod and the new 8-foot, 5-inch 7-weight rod?
• A listener talks about how he uses the new Orvis wading staff as a hiking staff as well.
• Will the heat inside a car in summer hurt my Orvis raincoat?
• A call from Captains for Clean Water with some great news from the Everglades

The Montana Supreme Court recently reversed a decision that would have blocked a copper mine on the headwaters of the Smith River.  Where we thought we had a win in preventing a mine in the wrong place, we now may have to live with that mine.  David Brooks [33:02] on Montana TU tells us how, at the very least, TU and other organizations convinced the mine to put in a number of mitigation solutions that were not in their original plan.  Trout Unlimited has one more hail Mary on this issue, which you can learn about in the podcast.  This is a tough subject to listen to, but we learn that we can never give up on environmental issues, even when it looks like we've won. 

(To sign a petition in support of Trout Unlimited's position preventing the mine from expanding onto public land, click here https://montanatu.org/protect-the-smith-sign-the-mineral-withdrawal-petition/

• What is a tailing loop in fly casting?
• To practice casting for a saltwater trip, should I just use yarn or should I use a hookless fly similar to the size I will be casting?
• What is the purpose of a wing on a wet fly?
• Does the loop at the end of a fly line cause energy loss?
• How can I photograph striped bass beneath a bridge?
• Can I keep fly rods in my cartop quiver in hot weather?
• A great tip from a listener about using white poster board on the surface of an old rolltop desk.
• Another tip from a listener on using inexpensive drill gauges to size hunks of deer hair and beads.
• Would a one-piece rod be better than a four-piece rod?
• How do I keep debris from drifting downstream when fishing the top of a riffle?
• What is a good all-around fly line for bonefish and redfish?
• I had a fishless day and then a guy with a spin rod caught a trout right in front of me.  Should I have switched to a streamer earlier?

• What model of an older Orvis rod do you still fish?
• Do you have any tips from casting a Spey rod from the beach?
• The head on a fly I tied unraveled.  Was it because I used Superglue and half hitches?
• A tip from a listener on a product that will sharpen fly-tying scissors.
• What conditions are best for fishing a bamboo rod?
• Can I underline a fiberglass rod?
• Can I cut the taper off an old WF5F line to make a lighter line for small streams?
• How can I get my fly-tying thread to jump backward so I can tie in tricky materials?
• What kind of setup do I need for catching snakeheads on a fly rod?
• Why do smaller streams produce smaller trout and bigger rivers bigger fish?
• What kind of PFD should I get for wearing under a fishing vest?
• Why can't I find good brown and grizzly dry-fly hackle in size 12?
• What do I need to do to switch between conventional nymphing and Euro nymphing?
• Do most communities have fly-fishing clubs and how do I find them?
• If I am going from a small stream to a lake, should I lengthen my butt section or lengthen my tippet?