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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
Soft hackle flies are a little known secret to a select few in the fly fishing community. But once you know exactly how to fish them and when, they become a staple fly in your fly box. There are have been countless times where I would've have gone home without a...
