If you are a fly fishing nerd, then chances are you have been fishing very small flies to lethargic fish all winter long. Spring is nature's great awakening. Snow turns to rain, trees and flowers bloom, and the fish start to wake up too. For fish, this is an internal...
A Guide to Fly Fishing The Spring Fishing Season Springtime is an exciting time of the year for anglers. Huddled over our fly tying vice, or rereading The Drake Magazine in our living rooms all winter can become very mundane tasks. Replaying last season's memories of rising trout eagerly eating dry...
Spring is one of the best times of the year to fly fish. In an effort to prepare you for the upcoming season, we’ve compiled some of the most important things to know from what flies to use and the key hatches to target. Table of Contents What is hatching in the...
While May is usually known as the best month for hatches in the Eastern U.S., March and early April can be a great time to get out and enjoy some early season dry fly action! Trout aren’t terribly unlike us in that they can be lethargic in the cold. The chilly...
As fishing grows in popularity, more spots are getting blown up and well known spots are receiving more fishing pressure than ever. If you are looking to escape the crowd or add some stealth to your approach, then a kayak can be a cost effective option to take your fishing...
Few things deter anglers more than water that is stained from recent rainfall or snowmelt. In fact, some anglers would probably much prefer water that is raging high than off-color. It’s a matter of comfort for most of us, and when we can’t see the bottom to know the depth...
An overlooked trout destination South Carolina is known for a lot of things. Shrimp and grits and mustard-based barbecue. A religious obsession with college football. When you’re putting together a list of things to do in this state, trout fishing is not often at the top. When most anglers think of South...
Few situations present more of a challenge for anglers than runoff in the West. Gentle mountain streams become raging torrents and lazy tailwaters become gushing, chocolate milk rivers as snow melts and swells waterways onec runoff gets going in late May and June. Depending on the year, runoff can last well...
As the water warms up in the spring and summer, you can enjoy some of the most exciting action of the year as fish activity rises rapidly. There are few experiences in fishing more exciting than the explosion of a predatory fish, lurking in the murky waters, then breaking the...
Anglers who experience their first big caddis hatch aren’t soon to forget the event. There are surely stronger hatches with bigger bugs that occur throughout the season, but few are as reliable as the caddis. Unseasonal rain or cold can throw bug events like the green drake or sulphurs, but the...
