Spring is just around the corner with the first hatches already here. In an effort to prepare you for the upcoming season, we've compiled all our favorite articles that we find essential for fly anglers looking to improve their skill. Tactics & Tips With so much buzz spring can demand a large...
Fly fishing in the spring is arguably one of the best seasons for trout fishing. There is an abundance of hatches with one occurring each day no matter the weather. Some hatches can start as early as March and go long into June. Below we've listed the top hatches to...
1. Woolly Bugger (Sizes 4-12) Woolly Buggers are extremely versatile streamers perfect for nearly every body of water and can imitate a large variety of food sources such as baitfish, damselfly larvae, and large mayfly emergers. 2. Ella's Beast (Sizes 8-10) Ella's Beast is a smaller flashy alternative to the Woolly Bugger. This...
Flooding can be a major problem for fish, not just us humans. With vast amounts of debris and sediment being pushed downstream, it can be tough for fish to discern what’s food and what’s not. Not only that, but, too much sediment can clog up their gills. But, fish still got to...
If you’ve ever been fly fishing long enough with dry flies you’ll know that they always take on water and sink after a few fish and drifts. This can be for a number of reasons from poor line control where mending is needed to better situations like you just landed...
Thousands in flight and every single trout gettin’ some action. In my small trickle of a stream, wild brown gorge on what we call Sulphurs. An Eastern late May and early June hatch that brings tens of thousands of seemingly yellow and orange colored mayflies to the air. Sulphurs never fail to...
Everyone has their favorite go-to flies for spring. But, across the board there is very little variety. So, we made this list to show you some other great spring flies and why we chose them.
For most of us, spring means warm weather and abundant hatches. From Pennsylvania to California, you'll start to see stoneflies, dark-toned mayflies, and caddis coming off. Spring offers so much action and plenty of thrills between seeing that first rise to watching that trout engulf your perfect presentation. But with...
