FLY FISHING BLOG

One really cool thing about this time of year is that fish in lakes move into shallow water to feed and become more aggressive. This is true of multiple species too. Try targeting them with flashy streamers or even big dry flies for trout or poppers … read more

Many people only think of baetis or blue wing olives in the spring. They are, however, great fall baetis hatches on many streams around the country. Most fall blue wings are smaller, size 18, 20, or 22 and can be a bit darker. Spring creeks and tailw … read more

Although streamers work at many times throughout the year, Fall seems to get everyone thinking about them. Browns and brookies, and other fall spawners get aggressive at this time and fish in general, not just trout, seem to sense that winter is near … read more

On a recent guide trip I found that, surprisingly, several of my favorite spots were already being fished when we got to the river. Luckily we were able to fish many places that usually get totally overlooked and we did quite well. Here are some plac … read more

Fall is a great time to be out on the rivers. The weather is great, the colors are awesome, and fish start to really feed again to put on weight for the winter and the spawns. Many people forget that in the Fall months rivers start to see increases … read more

One of the pure joys in fly fishing is sight fishing. Whether you're after trout, bonefish, tarpon, bass or any other fish it always gives you an advantage when you see them first. It's also usually much more fun. When sight fishing here are a few … read more

A few days ago I took our 2 boys out for an afternoon fly fishing trip. We had a great time at a mountain lake and even caught a few fish. They are 9 and 6 which is probably too young to have the coordination and determination to really fly fish but … read more

Sometimes I just need to fish but life is busy so I might only have an hour or two. Many of us are lucky enough to have some fishy water nearby, even if that's just a pond or neighborhood lake. Here are a few tips for maximizing your limited time and … read more

Until a few decades ago relatively little was known about caddis flies and how best to fish them. Luckily over the last several years we've been given tons of info on these important items on the trout menu. Here are a few things to try the next time … read more

Most of the time when you think of nymph fishing in high water you think of using large dark nymphs like black stoneflies or prince nymphs in size 12, 10 or even 8. While these are tried and true flies for high water, sometimes they just aren't what … read more

The big hatches are approaching fast! I've sometimes, though, been disappointed on fishing trips when I've shown up at a destination and heard that I had just missed the hatch or I've had less than great fishing even when tons of big flies were prese … read more

Most of the time when we think of fishing this time of year in runoff-induced high water we think of fishing big dark nymphs or maybe an occasional streamer. However, don't rule out the possibility of dry flies. Once on my home river I arrived to fi … read more

For many anglers stillwater fly fishing is a kind of ugly cousin to river and stream fishing. I admittedly used to look at it a bit that way. However, this time of year I actually itch to get out on the lakes. When the ice comes off the fish feed li … read more

I don't remember how I learned this technique, probably by accident, but I remember that at some point I did it and it worked so I started doing it more and more. Later I learned that it's actually a method that's been around for many years and was e … read more

Seeing clouds of bugs hovering just over the water makes me practically giddy. I looked closely and saw that it was both midges and blue winged olives hatching at once. This situation can present something of a problem because sometimes one fish will … read more

Aggressive behavior in fish, even when it isn't related to feeding, can still be great for anglers that know how to take advantage. Fall brings out aggression in many fish species especially those that spawn in the fall like brown trout, brook trout, … read more