That first cool breeze that signifies fall is fast approaching stirs something in all steelhead anglers. While it has only been a few short months since the fish left the tributaries of the Great Lakes, summer feels like an eternity while everyone waits for a new run of steelhead and the...
While anglers desperately await the arrival of spring and the hatches that serve as a welcome relief from winter, midges still dominate the late winter months. Bug life often mirrors the weather outside, and rarely do huge mayflies hatch when temperatures are frigid and the snow is pounding. With that in...
Yes, fellow fly bums, it's mid-summer and times can be tough. Getting skunked is a usual occurrence as the water gets a wee bit warm. Trout make their way into deep, oxygen-rich pools and it can be hard to get at them. But, for cool summer evenings with loads of caddis and...
Major hatches across the United States in July.
Major hatches across the United States in June.
Mercury Baetis Size 18 Tiny blue-winged olives are out and about. More than often, trout love picking off the nymphs struggling up to the surface. Small, slender nymphs are among the favorite for late summer and early fall. Slender nymphs are ex cellent for getting down, but what makes this pattern great is...
The Fly Crate members just got their July monthly fly package! It took us nearly 8 hours of packing and slapping labels, but we finally got it all done here at TFC HQ. From the start of July to the end of August, there are fewer and fewer fly hatches. There are...
[et_pb_section bb_built="1" admin_label="section" background_image="https://www.theflycrate.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Copy-of-Sponsored-by-12.png"][et_pb_row admin_label="row"][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_image admin_label="Image" src="https://www.theflycrate.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Copy-of-Sponsored-by-11.png" animation="bottom" align="center" /][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built="1" admin_label="Section" custom_padding="54px|0px|0px|0px"][et_pb_row admin_label="Row" custom_padding="27px|0px|0px|0px"][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" text_font_size="18px" text_line_height="2em" custom_margin="||0px|"] Tight-line nymphing (Euro Nymphing) revolves around the idea of using weighted flies and or split shots to get your nymphs down to the bottom as quickly as possible. But, when...
[et_pb_section bb_built="1" admin_label="section" background_image="https://www.theflycrate.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Copy-of-Sponsored-by-12.png" custom_padding="0px|0px|0px|0px"][et_pb_row admin_label="row"][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_image admin_label="Image" src="https://www.theflycrate.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Copy-of-Sponsored-by-11.png" animation="bottom" align="center" /][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built="1" admin_label="Section" custom_padding="54px|0px|0px|0px"][et_pb_row admin_label="Row" custom_padding="27px|0px|0px|0px"][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" disabled_on="off|off|off" text_font_size="18px" text_line_height="2em" custom_margin="||0px|" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"] Tactical nymphing is another term for tight-line and euro nymphing. Brought to the U.S. by competitive anglers, this style of nymphing is designed...
Large articulated streamers present a lot of casting troubles for us fly anglers. Too much weight on the line makes for less accurate casts. Honestly, it is hard to make casting these meaty flies look pretty.1. Heavier & Stiffer LeaderHeavier and stiffer leaders help prevent large streamers from twisting your line....
