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The Glow Bug (Egg Fly) Canunundrum(Post)
I have a confession that I just need to make. I fish with eggs and I'm ok about it. Here's how it happened and why it's working out for me: Many years ago a fellow angler who was having great succe ...
Fly Fishing Egg Patterns: A Guide's Take(Post)A Fly Fishing Guide’s Take on Fishing Egg Patterns I’ve spent most of my adult life standing knee-deep in cold rivers, watching trout do exactly what nature wired them to do. As a profes ...
Best Flies For Spring (and Why): Midges, Mayflies, Eggs, and Worms(Post)As temperatures rise across the nation, the aquatic world comes alive. Warmer weather triggers the natural cycle of insect hatches, fish spawning, and increased feeding activity. For fly anglers, thi ...
Fish Privacy(Post)It's that time of year when several trout species including browns and brook trout get that feeling and go looking for love. This can be both good and bad for us as anglers. Here are a couple of thin ...
Selecting Your Steelhead Flies(Post)Chasing chrome is some of the most exciting fishing you can do. Steelhead are among the toughest fighting fish, have epic leaps, and get you into your drag quickly. Steelhead aren&r ...
Fly Fishing Tips and Tricks: Insect Life Cycles(Post)To be an effective trout fisherman, it is necessary to know the life cycles of the aquatic insects in a trout’s diet.Trout are cold blooded. In kind, so is most of their forage aside from the od ...
5 Tips to Catch More Fish This Fall: A Guide’s Perspective(Post)Fall is one of my favorite times of year to be on the water. The air cools, the leaves change, and the rivers settle into low, clear flows. These conditions might intimidate some anglers because tro ...
King Salmon on the FLY in Alaska!(Post)Great year for fishing king salmon in Alaska once again. Every year calls for different river conditions, this year the water stayed low with no big rains to raise or muddy the water. We fished mor ...
10 Must-Have Trout Flies For Fall Fly Fishing(Post)Fall showers bring high water and fast currents, not to mention aggressive trout. Navigating these cold waters can be a difficult task for fly fishers without the right flies.The Right Fly With ...
Fly Fishing for Steelhead: Things You Need to Get Started(Post)So you want to chase some chrome! Who doesn’t, these are majestic fish. If you’re going to get into steelhead, you want to sure that you have the right gear. Rod B ...
Top 7 Flies for Winter Fly Fishing(Post)Winter fly fishing can be a challenging and rewarding experience for anglers. The cold temperatures and shorter days can make it difficult to find and catch fish, but with the right flies, you can st ...
10 Basic Fly Fishing Flies For Beginners(Post)I love fly fishing with beginners. I love watching the joy on their faces when they get a hit and land the fish. I consider it an honor when they ask about gear, or what they should get next bec ...
Midges(Post)Old dudes like me curse a midge hatch. The dominative little flies can be a bugger to tie on. It’s well worth it though. Trout love these guys.Year-round food sourceMidges are an essential food sou ...
Fall Fishing for Steelhead, Trout and Salmon(Post)Finally, It’s October! Fall is by far my favorite time of year. Here in West Virginia the air is getting cooler, the leaves are turning color and falling from the trees and people are exc ...
Lees Ferry Colorado River Update(Post)Well folks, it has been a very busy month here for us at Lees Ferry Anglers. Happy to have received my huge order of RiverBum flies just in time for the enormous midge hatch ...
The Skwala Hatch!(Post)The Skwala hatch is one of the best kept secrets in western waters. The Skwala is a relatively small stonefly generally in the size 8-12 range. It’s a brown to olive bodied critter which start b ...
