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3 Best Trout Fishing Flies That Guarantee Success(Post)
Choosing fly fishing flies for trout can be challenging, as there is no single fly that will suit every situation. However, some flies are more consistent than others and more prevalent in streams ac ...
Golden Stonefly: A Post-Runoff Must-Have for Every Angler(Post)When it comes to fly selection, few choices are as strategic—or as rewarding—as tying on a golden stonefly just after runoff. I’ve guided and fished across some of the best trout w ...
Post Runoff Means Big Bugs(Post)This time of year is my absolute favorite time to be fishing in the West. As water starts to clear and drop some of the year's best hatches of big bugs start and fish basically go crazy for a few wee ...
Flies I Love for Fall Fly Fishing(Post)Flies I Love for Fall Fly FishingI love the fall. It is my favorite time of year. There’s nothing better than getting out on the water on a crisp autumn day. The trout streams are generally less ...
Introducing the TFO Stealth Fly Rod(Post)The new Stealth is the perfect tool to apply European, tight-line and high-stick nymphing method that each year is proving to be more and more popular. These rods are a great tool t ...
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 ...
Sight Fishing Tactics(Post)Sight fishing can provide both the most rewarding and the most frustrating of fishing moments. Sometimes it works like magic and sometimes fish that you can see simply won't eat, like a particular ba ...
High Water Fishing(Post)Just got a foot of snow here in Pennsylvania……. but that rodent promised spring would be right around the corner. Personally, I don’t even believe a meteorologist when it comes to predicting th ...
Introduction to Fly Fishing: Reading The Rise(Post)Oh, there's fish rising! So the hustle down to the water, the plop into the stream, hurry and get your fly out......and nothing. I see this mistake all the time.To become a skilled fisher ...
Fishing Wet Flies(Post)I recently received and information request asking about how to fish wet flies. The definition of a wet fly is any fly that is designed to sink and be fished below the water's surface. There are actu ...
Use the Correct Leader and Tippet for the Job(Post)Modern tippet and leader material is amazing stuff when you think about it - a virtually invisible link between angler, line and fly - how cool. It's much better than braided horse hair or silk, the ...
Flies - What Are the Right Ones to Use?(Post)Fly fishing flies are designed to look like insects, invertebrates, and other creatures appealing to fish. Flies are the connection between you and the fish.There are different types of fis ...
Stock Up for Early Season Hatches – Skwala Fly, Salmon Flies, Blue Winged Olives(Post)The Skwala Stonefly is an olive-colored stonefly living on a multi-year life cycle that spends two to three years as a nymph before it grows. It hatches in early spring, around mid-March in ...
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 ...
Matching the Hatch with Movement(Post)Most fly anglers think of matching the hatch as the process of selecting the appropriate size, shape, and color of fly to imitate a trout's natural food. But it's also important to match the behavior ...
Learn to Love the Wind(Post)Stillwater TacticsIt’s March. As fly fisherman, we’ve got a scratch that simply needs itching. Conditions aren’t perfect, but we need to get out there. This time of year I often hit the St ...
