At the Vise: The Beetle Bug
I’ve never fished a Beetle Bug. Last year, though, while fleshing out a box of large dry flies…
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At the Vise: Peter’s Pheasant Tail
The mayflies are small and few. If you look closely, you see them spotting the water, one here,…
The Stillwater Fly Fisher: Bass Bugs
Trout and Atlantic salmon flies evolved in Europe, particularly in Great Britain, but tying and crafting fly-rod bass…
Tactics for High Water
In my youth, my dad and I didn’t have to be concerned about fishing in high water because…
The RPRT
When I was little boy in the suburbs of Detroit, I meandered along a neighborhood creek, wanting to…
March Brown Jingler
You could say the Jingler is a cult fly. Originated about 200 years ago to fish mayfly hatches…
Hatchery Trout in the Eastern Sierra
The eastern Sierra Nevada along Highway 395 is replete with lakes, reservoirs, creeks, and rivers, including the blue-ribbon…
Landing Big Fish
Losing big fish sucks. There is not a worse “coulda, shoulda, woulda” moment after the first few seconds…
Gearhead: Gear for Urban Waters
As a kid, I spent as much time as I could by the water. Armed with a beat-up…
At the Vise: Three Phases of E
The list of flies to tie is long. And frankly, a little daunting. Who knows, in the middle…