The intense buzzing can be heard from the truck as rods are hastily rigged with giant globs of foam with spider-looking legs dangling from all directions. While every angler has their favorite dry fly fishing hatch, there are few hatches in the sport of fly fishing that are more exciting than...
Stepping foot into a new trout stream can be exciting, with opportunities aplenty for a day to remember! The problem is that new water means unfamiliar spots, hatches different than our usual streams, and trout that are foreign to us. In situations like these, prospecting for fish is the name of...
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. So here's a quick guide to choosing the correct size fly fishing tippet and leader. Table Of Contents What is tippet? What is a fly leader? How to use tippet. Different...
For bug enthusiasts, high summer can be a fairly dull time of year, with terrestrials taking center stage and mayfly activity bottoming out for the year. The seemingly never-ending drought of bug activity ceases with the first sign of the Trico hatch! This is no easy trout snack to master, however....
Low water poses an intense challenge for even the most skilled of anglers. Flows drop, rains become more infrequent, and the trout get sluggish in the tepid water that comes with high summer. It’s a scene that faces fly fishers each and every season, and it threatens to shut down the...
Pennsylvania is one of the greatest fly fishing states in the entire country. There are dozens of natural trout fisheries and trophy trout water within a driving distance no matter where you live. The only question that remains is what fly to use, so here is a list of our...
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 completely...
Trout fishing can be a tough business! It’s why books have been written about it, guides focus on educating anglers, and fly shops make their money on helping make folks better fishers. Some of our mistakes are correctable, though! Here’s a list of seven common mistakes made by anglers...
Dry fly fishing is an addicting aspect of trout fishing. It’s hard not to argue the visual appeal it has with the explosive takes which makes it a blast! Getting to that point where the faint fishy silhouette emerges and your dry fly disappears into the mouth of trout requires...
As you're tackling the deep pools and runs in your local streams with some nymph flies, strike indicators will eventually become necessary. These are nothing more than the fly fishing community's version of a bobber. Strike indicators allow you to keep your distance from trout and reach pools you wouldn't...
