At the end of the day an angler’s vest or pack can look more like a wrecked Christmas tree than anything else. Flies are strewn about, nymphs hopelessly snarled in the yarn of an egg pattern, and dry flies dangling from the eye of an articulated streamer are commonplace after an...
There are many anglers who consider winter to be the most enjoyable time to be out on the water. Solitude is in short supply during these cold months, and the fish still have to eat despite snow and cold temperatures! The situation changes in many ways when targeting trout in the...
Visions of beautifully-colored brown trout fill anglers’ dreams all summer. The thought of these fat, gorgeous fish attacking every fly in sight is something folks from all over the country share in. From Montana to New York trout anglers all know the allure of fall fishing for browns. Autumn...
It's often noted how one of the great things about fishing is there is no true "season" to it. It's possible to fish and catch a number of different species 12 months a year! That all sounds great until it's snowing and twenty degrees and the thought...
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 feeding...
The anticipation of the day’s fishing mounts. A few sporadic raindrops ping the windshield, but it’s hardly noticed by the pair of anglers anxiously waiting for the desired roadside pull off to come into view. There it is, and the truck comes to a jolting stop as the duo can hardly...
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 guide...
A friend of mine once traveled to Montana to fish specifically for trophy browns and rainbows. His days on the water were chosen with meticulous attention to the weather, river levels, and barometric pressure. After touching base with a local guide service, he arranged multiple days in a drift boat throwing...
The buzz of a million hoppers coming from the roadside meadow overtakes the truck’s powering down engine. A warm breeze wipes away the single bead of sweat rolling down the angler’s face as 4X leaders are topped off with 5X tippet. Waders have been stowed away for a month as the...
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 fish...
