A close second would be, “What (or how many) fly patterns do I need to have to be successful most of the time? Those are both valid queries, and ones which reflect the quintessence of fly-fishing. On ...

Don't let a lack of knowledge stop you. These flies consistently catch trout, no matter the hatch or your fly fishing skill level. If it played out like it does in books and magazines, we would walk ...

It’s March; spring is right around the corner (though, at the moment, you’d hardly know it) and while most of Colorado’s fly fishermen are anxiously looking forward to drifting dry flies and mayfly ...

It’s no secret trout can be very finicky feeders. With the 2021 season about a month and a half away, and as stream waters begin to warm throughout April and May from their winter lows, the height of ...

"Indicator fishing . . . becomes a more important method for me when bank fishing. Pulling flies will generate an “eat or be spooked” response from trout as your flies streak by them. This is great ...

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Successful nymphing starts with your setup. A two-fly nymph rig is often the way to go – it allows you to cover a wider range of the water column, and it adds variety to your patterns. I’ll typically ...

It’s no secret trout can be very finicky feeders, and with the season under way and streams warm throughout the late spring, the height of the fly-fishing season is happening for veteran Pennsylvania ...

When the Polish national team began competing in the World Fly Fishing Championship in the late 1980s, a favorite fly of its anglers was the woven nymph. The Poles won the team title in 1989 and one ...

Like a lot of fly fishing guides these days, Tom Sadler likes to boost his clients’ chances of catching trout by having them fish with two flies instead of one. He sets them up with the kind of rig ...