March Brown Jingler
You could say the Jingler is a cult fly. Originated about 200 years ago to fish mayfly hatches…
Tips & Techniques
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Sympathy for the Devil: Fishing the Yellowjacket
Even though they are abundant along trout streams in summer, we tend to overlook the yellowjacket wasp’s potential…
EZ Mouse
As a trout angler I tend toward wee traditional-style flies most of the time, so it’s a leap…
Muff the Cast?
Staying low, not letting our shadow touch the water, careful not to rattle the stones underfoot, we slink…
Five Soft Hackles for Meeting the Hatch
There are reaches of the river where depth, bottom structure, and flow coalesce to create the ideal environment…
Wingless Wet Flies: Expanding the Design
I love tying flies, and I occasionally tie a fancy-winged salmon fly that I may never fish and…
Catchy Ideas: Making the Right Moves
If you look at a natural setting, such as a meadow or forest, your attention will naturally be…
At the Vise: The Adachi Clouser
Simple Materials, Smart Techniques, and a Flashy Finish If you’ve fished for predatory fish—whether in-shore in saltwater or…
Summer Swinging
All you need to know to understand summer-run steelhead
Putah Creek
Folklore surrounds it. Famous singers have sung about it, writers have put pen to paper over it, and…