1. Use the shortest leader possible when fishing underwater. Lefty Kreh
2. The surgeon's knot, much easier to tie than the blood knot, is also stronger. Lefty Kreh
3. To get the test equivalent of tippet material using the "X" factor, subtract to x number by 8. Example, 5X subracted from 8 equals 3 pounds test. Lefty Kreh
4. Wade upstream, not downstream. Noise will be muffled and you won't spook fish by dislodging material. Art Lee
5. The five best times to fish for big browns are: early in the morning at first light; the last half hour before dark and at night; after a summer rainstorm that muddies and cools the water; during a spawning run; and during a hatch of large insects such as the salmon flies or Green Drakes. Dale Spartas
6. A standard dry fly should hold up through a dozen fish, a typical nymph or wet fly through 20. Fifty fish is possible with a rugged streamer. David Lee
7. Marabou apears thicker when wet so a small amount creates the proper illusion. Erratic stripping with a marabou pattern is much less effective than a dead drift or steady retrieve. Hal Janssen
8. A Duncan loop or Uniknot allows a nymph to sink faster and move much more naturally in the water than a clinch knot. Dave Whitlock