As winter creeps in it often means a drop in opportunity for fly fishermen. That depends on where you live, of course, but for many of us, river time becomes vise time. If you’re new to fly tying, ...

Flies using the fur of hares have been tied and fished effectively since the 1600s. In 1676, a pattern like what we might recognize today as a Hare’s Ear was described in the book “The Compleat Angler ...

The first frost of the season arrived in many areas earlier this week. Snow fell in the high country, too. The change in season is upon us, but the next few days return to pleasant fall weather.

Dragonflies are hard to miss. Big, fast, and buzzing over trout streams like little helicopters, they’re the opposite of subtle. If a trout can pick out a size 22 mayfly, it certainly isn’t blind to a ...

It’s a random morning in mid-August. You pour your first cup of coffee, glance at your phone and step outside to let the dog out. Then it hits you. The undeniable freshness that tells you autumn is ...

I have a new favorite nymph pattern that I have dubbed — pun intended — Dan’s Killer Rubber Leg Nymph. For those of you unfamiliar with fly tying terminology, dubbing is a common fly-tying material, ...

In this edition of The Morning Hatch: - SUPs (Stand Up Paddle Boards), big Tarpon, and an "unknown" jungle lagoon. All with a fly rod. - Why are Nymph Patterns so effective? This article doesn't claim ...

Spring keeps the weatherman busy. Anything and everything can appear in the forecast. But anglers looking ahead can see past the weather as they anticipate the big event soon to come. A stonefly ...

Yeah, that little stonefly nymph was posing for me. It had walked out from a pile of rocks under a slab of ice along the river, nonchalantly strolled right across the frame of the video I was shooting ...

Irresistible Adams — There are a multitude of Adams-style dry flies, and the Irresistible is the answer during rising river levels. The tightly packed and trimmed deer hair body gives this fly the ...

I like to fish dry flies. It’s not that I dislike nymph fishing, but there’s something truly special about watching a trout rise to your fly. There are, however, times when fishing dry flies simply ...