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How to Fly Fish for Trout in the Winter

Mountain towns in winter are bustling with snow skiing bound visitors. Restaurants are full, and the streets are crowded with families searching for the next best t-shirt shop or the best place to find a hot meal. These same people make the same trek to the mountains in the summer...

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Do Pennsylvania’s Brutal Winters Make Trout Fishing Worth It?

Fly fishing in the cold winter months is by no means a “walk in the park.” Pennsylvania can be very unrewarding to fly anglers who expect trout fishing to be just as easy as during the spring and summer months.Sometimes you can go an entire weekend of fly fishing without...

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Winter Fly Fishing Tips: Trout In The Winter 101

Winter can be a hard time to catch trout, as our cold bloody quarry becomes less active and harder to coax into a bite.  However, by using the correct patterns you can continue with your passion for fly fishing year-round.The major guidelines for winter trout fishing include:Is fly fishing good...

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Tips For Staying Warm In The Winter: Lay On The Layers

November begins the transition from fall to winter, and while there is still productive fishing to be had, weather becomes a much bigger factor in your preparation. Late fall days will bring a little bit of everything, so it’s important to have the right attire at hand. Enter, layering season.To...

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How To Choose The Perfect Fly Rod For Nymphing

As winter approaches, dry fly fishing slows down, and it’s time again to fish subsurface. Nymphing is a cold-weather winner, and if you’ve never tried it before, now is a perfect time.Let’s preface this article by saying you can nymph fish with any fly rod. If you’ve already got a...

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Fly Fishing Midge Dry Flies in the Winter

When anglers think of winter fly fishing, it’s not often that dry flies come to mind. Rare is the January or February day when we ditch weights and indicators in favor of fly float and parachute dries.  They do happen, however, and the ambitious fly fisher can catch trout on dries...

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9 Spring Streamers You Should Consider For Trout

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...

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5 Essential Fly Fishing Tips for Being More Productive in the Winter

While winter might not seem like the best time to be standing in water in pursuit of trout, our finned friends brave the cold and are there for taking to those hardy few willing to brave the elements. Tactics change with the season, however, and nowhere is that more apparent...

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Steelhead Fever: Fly Fishing for Lake Erie Steelhead

Considering how cold the Lake Erie tributaries can get, “fever” is an interesting word to use to describe steelhead fishing. It’s an accurate description, however, as the insatiable urge to pursue these great fish grips anglers tight and refuses to relent. The trouble is that with each changing leaf and...

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Salt Pollutes | How Rock Salt Affects Streams

As the winter months bring precipitation, commutes are made treacherous by from slick conditions. A commonplace method to combat this is the application of deicing salts to the roadways by states and municipalities. However, the lasting effects these salts have once washed into the surrounding watersheds is greatly understudied.

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