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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 h ...
Blue Winged Olive Mayfly Patterns(Post)Trout loves blue winged olives. BWOs thrive cooler temperatures and are likely to hatch throughout the colder months. They are one of the first hatches in the spring, and one ...
Reading Water According to Fish Patterns(Post)One of the first concepts that fly fishermen should learn is the ability to read water to determine which places in a river are the most likely to hold fish. However, another critical thing to learn ...
Fall Fly Patterns You Need in Your Fly Box(Post)RiverBum Pro Cast Jim Daniels Talks about fly patterns that you can use to catch rainbow and brown trout on your next fall fly fishing trip.If you like this video, consider subscribe to our YouTube c ...
Rockin the Redfish(Post)Fly fishing for redfish is becoming more popular by the day. Redfish are commonly found in flats, marsh, backwater creeks and all variety of shallow water habitat. This makes them a perfect ta ...
Why You Should Use Leech Patterns in Winter: A Guide’s Perspective(Post)As a professional fly fishing guide, I’ve spent countless days on the water during the colder months. Whether you're casting for trout in icy rivers, swinging for steelhead in the Pacific Northwest, ...
Tenkara Flies: Answering Some Common Questions About These Mystery Patterns(Post)In Western fly fishing, an angler’s fly box is a treasure trove of options: dry flies, nymphs, midges, streamers, terrestrials with literally thousands of patterns falling wi ...
Bass Fly Fishing for the Beginner(Post)Most of us that have bass fished started off using conventional gear.....as in spinning rods and bait casters. However, fly fishing for bass has some key advantages over conventional gear. ...
The Salmonfly Hatch(Post)I’m headed out to Montana in a few weeks to fish the Salmonfly hatch with Jim Mitchell, one of the best guides I have ever fished with and all around great guy. This is a world-famous hatch that ...
College Fly Fishing Teams(Post)A small knit group of like-minded anglers at Arizona State University are sharing their passion for fly fishing with other students. Have a look as RiverBum Ambassador Gabby Rich takes a break from ...
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 ...
Safe Catch & Release Techniques(Post)My friend and fellow fly fishing guide just sent me a picture in an email titled: "How to Hold a Fish." The title was obviously written with a good deal of sarcasm. The poor trout has bulging eyes, i ...
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 ...
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 ...
Cutting Through(Post)I’ve had cabin fever pretty bad lately and I was going out last week no matter what. Mother Nature was nice enough to cooperate, as well as some hungry cutties! What a fantastic way to end Februa ...
Emergers: Caddisflies(Post)As previously written, emergers are one of my favorite patterns to use, and very under utilized by the average fly fisherman. In our last blog, we spoke a bit about mayfly emergers. Here, I ...
