One of the most common dilemmas among anglers is not knowing exactly where to go when they have some time to fish. When time in the field is limited, anglers don’t want to spend all of their time scouting a new piece of water that they aren’t sure is productive. Luckily,...
How to cast a fly is basic in its simplest form. This is what we are about to cover. There are, for all intents and purposes, two casts that you need to know. Overhead Cast Roll Cast There are many other casts, such as the bow-and-arrow cast for casting in dense...
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. ...
Fall provides some of the best trout action of the year as fish everywhere feel the coming chill of winter and pack on the weight accordingly. Each season has its own uniqueness that provides something new to anglers at all times of the year. Fall is no different, with changing leaves...
Fall is a welcome relief for the trout angler exhausted from the scorching heat and dry conditions of summer. There’s something special about spending the day on a favorite trout stream while the leaves are in full array of their fall colors. While the wet-wading time of summer is a distant...
It’s no secret that terrestrials are both fun to fish and incredibly effective at luring up big trout from the depths. In terms of protein, ants and beetles certainly pack quite a punch, but it’s the hopper that really makes trout go crazy. These buzzing bank-dwellers jump through tall grasses and...
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 short...
Anglers wait all year to throw on wet wading sandals and spend warm days fishing for trout in summer. Layers of fleece and wool gloves are nothing but a distant memory, and anglers have to change tactics to reflect the summertime trout fishing scene. When flows drop and trout get...
Runoff is one of the more challenging aspects of fly fishing in the West during the months of May, June, and sometimes July. Tranquil streams that were mere trickles all of a sudden surge off steep slopes as snow melts and swells waters from Colorado to Montana. For some anglers,...
While everyone loves to catch wild trout, many anglers have no choice but to target stocked trout thanks to their prevalence and proximity to home. There’s nothing wrong with going after these hatchery-reared fish, but sometimes the flies we use to target them are a bit different than on the...
