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March Brown Hatch(Post)
We are coming upon one of my favorite hatches of the year. Eastern March Browns are found from the Eastern United States to the Upper Midwest. Western March Browns populate rivers and streams fr ...
Late Fall fishing....got browns?(Post)We went on our annual fishing trip to New York this past week. We fished some Lake Ontario streams for brown trout, steelhead, and king salmon, and what a trip it was.Our 6.5 hour drive was almost e ...
Big, Bad, German Brown(Post)RiverBum has greatly expanded our streamer offering. We have hundreds of new fly fishing patterns in, including some big boys and articulated streamers. When you fish these bad boys, ...
Flies Float, Phones Don’t(Post)The waters are high and off color. Water temps are in the mid 40’s. It’s a nymphing and streamer game. So I wake up late and head on up to the Coeur d’Alene River. Why ...
Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring! It's Dry Fly Fishing Time(Post)Here in Michigan the winter held on a little too long for most of our patience to bare, but as a fly fisherman it sometimes is even more of a burden. Now don't get me wrong, I love hitting the rivers ...
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 ...
Blue Winged Olive Time(Post)The term Blue Winged Olive refers to small mayflies that generally have an olive body and blue-grey wings in the adult stage. In actuality, there are many many species of mayflies that fall into the ...
Shaking the winter chill in Abaco in April(Post)By the time March rolls around, I am done with the Massachusetts winter. I have passed the time as best I could, and light is at the end of the tunnel. I know my boat will be going in sometime dur ...
Lessons on Guided Trips(Post)Lessons On Guided TripsI been very fortunate in life to be able to have gone on many of a guided fly-fishing trip. There are several things I’ve learned along the way.Roll With The PunchesGuides ...
The Two Fly Guy(Post)Anyone who has followed me for a bit or has gone fishing with me, knows that I am a huge advocate of fishing a double rig. In almost any situation, I have found fishing two flies is completely app ...
Saltwater Patterns for Big Trout(Post)Some of the very best trout streamers were actually designed to be fished in the salt. Don't be afraid to try Clouser Minnows, Deceivers, and other salt water streamers for big carnivorous trout, esp ...
Patience on the Hook Set(Post)A really cool thing happened yesterday that reminded me of this concept. I fished a stream near my house that has mostly small fish. As I fished up to my favorite run I caught several smallish and ve ...
Get Your Wooly Bugger On!(Post)Its autumn, the leaves are turning, there’s a chill in the air, the Brown Trout are spawning, and our local rivers aren’t nearly as crowed. What time is it? It’s Bugger time! Nothing gets me fire ...
PA Trout Opener(Post)In PA we are getting ready for our Trout Season opener on March 31st (Regional) and State wide on April 14th. Some Anglers have been dormant all winter long. Either tying, resting or just sitting ...
Spring Time Means Blue Winged Olives!(Post)It’s getting to be that time of year. Spring means hatches of Baetis mayflies. As water temps begin to rise, we get to see the first hatches of Blue Winged Olives. BWOs hatch in both S ...
RiverBum Ambassadors(Page)RiverBum Ambassadors Welcome to our RiverBum Ambassador Page. What’s a RiverBum ambassador? A RiverBum ambassador is someone that is passionate about the sport of fly fishing, believes ...
