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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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…
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…
The Stillwater Fly Fisher: Buying, Tying, and Fishing Lifelike Flies
I prowl fly shops and peruse fly-fishing catalogs obsessively. My wife seems to accept the economics of the…