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Adventure Fishing on a Budget(Post)
One of the best things about fly fishing is that it can take one to the most intensely amazing places on earth. However, a trip to outer Mongolia to catch 2 meter-long Taimen isn't something most of ...
Best BWO Nymphs(Post)Despite it snowing for April Fool's Day, Spring has pretty much sprung and Spring in the Rockies means Blue Winged Olives are hatching somewhere. I know I talked about them about a month ago, but the ...
Taking Advantage of Aggression(Post)Aggressive behavior in fish, even when it isn't related to feeding, can still be great for anglers that know how to take advantage. Fall brings out aggression in many fish species especially those th ...
Why the Prince Nymph Is One of the Best Fly Fishing Patterns(Post)When I first started as a fly fishing guide over two decades ago, one of the first lessons I learned was this: if you want to consistently catch fish—whether you're on a freestone stream, tail ...
Simulating Baitfish(Post)Sometimes, you just need a good baitfish. Here's what we recommend. When trying to mimic baitfish, pick streamers that simulate local baitfish when choosing streamer files. For freshwat ...
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 th ...
All-Weather Covert Clear(Post)Monic originally patented the clear floating fly line in 1994. Why a clear floating line? Why where camouflage when you’re hunting? While it remains true the fish can detect the line, it is al ...
Stillwater Fly Fishing 2(Post)For many anglers stillwater fly fishing is a kind of ugly cousin to river and stream fishing. I admittedly used to look at it a bit that way. However, this time of year I actually itch to get out on ...
Night Fly Fishing(Post)Many anglers simply pack it in and head for the car too early in the evening. The biggest fish in rivers and lakes feed more at night than in the day. This is especially true of big browns and brook ...
Check the Temps(Post)As I've mentioned before, Fall trout fishing can be some of the best fishing of the year. Water begins to drop to ideal temperatures and really triggers trout feeding. I like to focus my fall fishing ...
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 ...
Autumn Trout Fly Fishing Tips(Post)The hot and humid days of the summer are behind us. Autumn is here. It’s really my favorite time of year. I love the warm days and the cool nights and the fishing.The water seems less crowded. I ...
Give Leeches Some Love(Post)I’m just a dry fly guy trying to improve my game. I get it, we all get excited for the Stonefly, Baetis and Caddis fly hatches right around the corner. However, subsurface fis ...
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 ...
Night Fishing(Post)Night time can be the very best time to catch big fish, especially big brown trout and brook trout that may not ever feed other than at night. Here are a few things to remember when out after dark.
Trout Activity and Water Temperature(Post)Trout are cold blooded. As such, nothing affects their activity more than water temperature as their metabolic rate is controlled by it. As water temperature rises and fall, so does the metaboli ...
