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Fly Boy Talks Hook & Fly Sizes(Post)
Catching fish is all about presentation and the offering. You’ve got to have the combination of the right fly fishing fly, the right hook size, and a good drift. “Fly” is a pretty general ter ...
Convertible Flies(Post)Certain flies seem to be able to almost do it all. Here's a few of my favorites and what they can work for. Wooly or Krystal Bugger - This is THE lake fly, possibly THE fly period to have if you hav ...
Mayfly Hatch Matching(Post)One of the very most interesting, rewarding, and potentially frustrating aspects of fly fishing is the problem solving that is required to match mayfly hatches. Sometimes getting into a fish's head i ...
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 ...
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 ...
Parachute Adams: The Timeless Fly That Still Outfishes the Rest(Post)At RiverBum, we believe every angler should have a few cornerstone flies in their box—patterns that are reliable, versatile, and proven through decades of use. Near the very top of that list i ...
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 ...
One-Fly Teaches Me Several Lessons(Post)Last week I had the opportunity to fish with a great team in Trout Unlimited's Single Fly Tournament on Utah's amazing Green River. Bryan, Garrett, Greg, and I fished hard and finished in the top hal ...
The Spruce Moth Hatch(Post)I can’t think of a more overlooked and misunderstood hatch than the Spruce Moth. Spruce Moths can be found all over the Rocky Mountain West from Arizona all the way through Canada. The h ...
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 ...
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 ...
My Fish Camp Experience(Post)Teaching kids how to fly fish is a dream job for me. This summer, I got to live that dream. In July I had the opportunity to be Program Director of Fish Camp here in Arizona. This was a completely ne ...
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 ...
Netting(Post)Until I fished in an international rules fishing competition I had no idea that netting fish actually required any thought or practice. However, once I watched some real masters with a net I was conv ...
Big Heavy Water(Post)I often used to look at big rivers and just give up on the areas with big heavy currents. Then a few years ago I watched a guy wade into an area with some serious lean-upstream current on the Green R ...
5 Favorite Fall Flies(Post)First off, where did the Summer go? Seems like yesterday it was early June and I was wishing runoff would end. Now there's a cool bite in the morning air and I put away the sandals and started lookin ...
