Are you a bass fisherman who loves explosive action? How about a fly fisherman who wants to try a different experience than tempting wary out? Do you live in an urban area with smaller ponds and lakes, but with out of the way trout streams? If you fit any of these categories,...
Every angler, regardless of their experience, shows up to the sport day after day aware that a catch is never promised. You can spend your entire life trying to capture a creature undeniably smaller than you, but no one or nothing can promise that you will. Some find that...
Every fly angler has been in this exact situation hundreds of times. You've found a slow-moving pool with a pod of trout visibly rising to feed. The trout are rising consistently and you've been watching carefully. Rather than taking insects sitting on the top, they look to be stopping...
When it comes to early Spring trout fishing, the forage buffet becomes troublesome to pinpoint patterns that match the hatch on your local stream. It isn’t easy to navigate the wide world of online fly shops, searching for the best flies. That’s why here at The Fly Crate, I’ll...
A delicate presentation helps keep your fly afloat longer. After work, I can't wait to rush out to the stream and get fishing. Often times I arrive just before dusk and right in the middle of a hatch. My adrenaline kicks in and my heart rate spikes. Seeing so many mouths...
Many different fly fishing flies have been made over the years from new and controversial materials. Yep, you'll notice materials used from squishy kid toys and your fancy kitchen mop are now found conveniently wrapped around a hook. Even crazier, they catch loads of fish. So as you're out...
Fly fishing guide services can be found in all 50 states and across the globe, for good reason! It’s a fairly big commitment to spend hundreds of dollars to enlist a professional guide for the day, and anglers want to be sure that their investment is worthwhile. Fishing with a...
Fishing Streams After A Rain There are always tactics and techniques to catching fish in nearly every situation, and fly fishing high, muddy streams after a rain is no different. In these high water conditions fish will seek refuge in slack water and along the banks. Don’t expect to catch...
Of all the aspects of fly fishing that intimidate anglers, choosing the right line and knowing when to use it perhaps stands above all others. What is tippet? Tippet is a type of fly fishing line that is consistently the same weight, poundage, and diameter throughout the entire line with the...
In many cases, fly fishing with squirmy wormies is more effective than fishing the claimed more natural counterpart of imitating hatching insects like blue-winged olives or some nymph. Some fly anglers sneer at the thought of using a worm fly pattern to fool some fish. But, aquatic worms are a...
