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...
It doesn’t matter how many boxes filled with neatly organized flies we carry with us on the stream. Split shot, strike indicators, spare leaders, and spools of tippet are great accouterments, but none of it translates into finding trout during the harsh of winter. A perfectly weighted rig with beautifully...
Winter months are often spent staring at strike indicators leading tiny nymphs in an effort to muscle up trout from the depths of icy streams. While there’s nothing wrong with nymphing through the entire season, there’s something about watching trout come up and sip dry flies that is exhilarating on another...
There are many anglers who consider winter to be the most enjoyable time to be out on the water. Solitude is in short supply during these cold months, and the fish still have to eat despite snow and cold temperatures! The situation changes in many ways when targeting trout in the...
Bringing a fish to the surface when you're trying to land it will certainly make it more challenging. If you bring the fish to the surface you will be fighting both the fish and the current. Doubling the challenge and doubling the probability of not netting your catch. Not only that,...
Fly fishing in the winter can be challenging but, also, highly rewarding. Most people do not venture outside their homes so winter fly fishing keeps the crowds away, and often times you'll have the water all to yourself. Generally speaking, trout are a smidge sluggish in the winter as they become...
