I like to fish dry flies. It’s not that I dislike nymph fishing, but there’s something truly special about watching a trout rise to your fly. There are, however, times when fishing dry flies simply ...

A freestone stream presents challenging issues during the winter. It takes patience, finesse and a high degree of resilience to achieve success on the Eagle River during the cold weather months. The ...

It’s never too early to prepare your winter fly box. Here are some of our don’t-leave-home-without fly patterns for the coming season: Akin to Charlie Craven’s Two-Bit Hooker, this Dream Cast pattern ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Anglers who've used a Hare’s Ear Nymph, Walt’s Worm or Adams Dry Fly, can learn how to create them for themselves this winter, as ...

For consistent winter trout fishing, midges like the Zebra Midge (sizes 18-22) are essential since they're a reliable winter hatch. For versatile nymphing, the Hare's Ear (sizes 12-16) works in most ...

I’ll admit it – fly fishing with nymphs isn’t my favorite thing in the world. I prefer to watch a dry fly float downstream than an indicator, and subsurface eats don’t quite do it for me like dry fly ...

As dry fly hatches begin to ebb, we will need to focus below the river surface to remain effective. Complex summertime hatches will narrow down to only midges and blue winged olives after Halloween, ...

Successful nymphing starts with your setup. A two-fly nymph rig is often the way to go – it allows you to cover a wider range of the water column, and it adds variety to your patterns. I’ll typically ...

What fly should I tie on? This is the age-old question, and there are plenty of “old reliables” most local anglers wouldn’t leave home without. As we slide into our winter season, here are some basics ...