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Fly Fishing using Barbless Hook flies with RiverBum Pro Cinda Howard(Post)
Cinda Howard Owner of Fly Fish Arizona and Beyond & RiverBum Pro Staff member talks about why she uses barbless hook flies and us how to use the Hopper Dropper Technique on small streams. If you lik
Don’t Match That Hatch!(Post)What? Isn’t matching the hatch and presenting with a drag free drift the most prolific method to catch trout? Why yes, yes, it is. I would garner to say it has probably caught more trout than
Fall Fishing(Post)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 tha
Caddisfly Life Cycle & Hatch(Post)Caddisflies haven’t gotten the love historically that mayflies have gotten from anglers. However, that seems to be changing. One night at dinner with my friend Nino he was making fun of me on ho
Move It(Post)Although it is usually best to do everything you can do to avoid moving your dry fly on the water occasionally it works to break the rules a little. Recently I was casting to cruising fish on a lake
5 Cant Miss Trout Flies for the Holidays(Post)One of the questions that I get around this time of year is "What kind of flies should I buy ______ for Christmas?" Well, as most seasoned anglers know it depends. It depends on where they fish, what
The Copper John(Post)In 1993, John Barr began working on an innovative nymph pattern all the way back in 1993. After three long years toiling at the vice, the Copper John nymph pattern was born. John went through severa
Dry Flies for the Non Hatch(Post)If you’re like me, you love a dry fly bite, there’s nothing like seeing the take on the surface. It’s pure adrenaline. However, early and late in the year, insect hatches aren’t exactly prolific.
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 ver
Dress Your Fly For Success(Post)Presenting a fly fishing fly is all about making your offering look as natural as possible. This includes a drag free drift properly placed in the water. But it also includes the correct prepa
Don’t Buy that Fly! A Guide For Beginners(Post)Beginners: Stick with the Essentials The pure variety of flies on the market today can be overwhelming, especially to the novice fisherman. At RiverBum, we have over 2,500 unique patterns!
Skwala Stoneflies(Post)The skwala belongs to the family of stoneflies. Come spring, it is among the first ones to hatch. These bugs are known for their smaller, dark bodies and they crawl onto brushy areas and banks to h
Changing tactics during the mid-summer fishing season.(Post)Here in Southeast Idaho the rivers get fished hard during the summer. Also the river water heats up, drops and clears, the hatches are strong and many - providing plenty of natural bugs for trout to
Perdigon Flies(Post)The Perdigon nymph has taken over competition fly fishing, thanks to both Spanish and French Euro-nymphers. It is now invading the US. Are Perdigons the new San Juan Worm? I’m not sure about that
Its Midge Time Again(Post)Winter brings a lot of things to the trout stream. Snow, ice, and cold are a few of them, luckily, so are fewer anglers and many midges. Midge hatches hone an anglers skills more than almost any othe
New Stock, New Website(Post)If you've been following RiverBum for a while, you know we've been backordered on quite a few items - but that has all changed! New stock is in, and it's time to go fishing! Check out the n
