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Expand Your Horizons(Post)
Anyone that has been following us for a period of time knows I love dry fly fishing. I love everything about it, especially seeing the take. The thing is, trout feed 90% of the time subsurface.
Expanding the RiverBum Community(Post)Brotherhood of the BendOpening the sport of fly fishing to all is one of our greatest passions at RiverBum. We want women, kids, and fly fishers of all skill levels to get out there on the water a ...
Keep It Deep(Post)Most fish, whether they are trout, warm water species, or even most salt water fish, spend most of their lives near the bottom. Dry flies are obviously great when they are working, but because fish a ...
Love That Dirty Water(Post)Growing up in Boston, the song from the Standells wrings in my head eliciting fond memories of the smell of sausage and pepper stands outside of Fenway park. I’m sure; however, when folks see sta ...
Individual Water Craft(Post)Often times at the mention of "fly fishing" people only get the image of standing in a river casting dry flies upstream. Luckily though, fly fishing has many facets and is adaptable to countless situ ...
Catching Big Boys Down Deep(Post)There's just something in all of us that wants to know what lies beneath. That's a big part of the reason we fish. The deeper and darker the run or pool on a river the more we are inclined to think t ...
Downstream Dry Fly Presentation(Post)Some trout seem to have seen it all, especially those in our more heavily fished rivers. These fish are often nearly impossible to catch on dry flies because they learn to identify leaders and they a ...
Stop…..It’s Hopper Time!(Post)The hoppers are out, the hoppers are out! I love catching fish on the hopper. Big fish, aggressive takes! What better way to double it up? Any one that has ever fished with me knows I’m a t ...
Reading Trout Rise Forms(Post)Generally speaking, there are three types of rise forms and being able to identify them can clue you into what flies to used in each situation. There are the rises where trout aggressively s ...
Greg Morgan: RiverBum Pro(Post)It is with great pleasure that I'd like to announce that Greg Morgan has joined the RiverBum family.Greg is passionate about the sport of fly fishing, and bringing it to people from all walks of li ...
Salmon and Steelhead Success(Post)It’s that time of year again - a chill is in the air, the water temps are dropping, and the chromers are swimming. Check out some RiverBum tips and reminders to improve your fly fishing succe ...
Hot Summer Nights(Post)Summer is in full swing - hoppers, crickets, mayflies, and caddis galore! The hatches are strong and long. But when the sun in high and bearing down, and there’s not a cloud in t ...
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, ...
Fall Streamer Tune-up(Post)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 ...
Fatal Attraction(Post)Attractor fly fishing flies are aptly named. These are not hatch imitations to delicately present your offering multiple times to a target spot until you get a strike. Attractor flies ...
The Wonderful Wooly Bugger(Post)The Buggers popularity stems from the fact that this pattern simply catches fish, all kinds of fish. It is used to catch everything from Shad to Steelhead, Trout to Pike, and Bass to St ...
