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...
In the painstaking weeks leading up to the start of the steelhead run, anglers are left with little to do except stare at weather reports and wait. Unless...there was something that could be done! Early preparation for the upcoming season can pay major dividends once the run is in full swing...
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...
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...
