Making the Best of a Hare’s Ear Mask
I used to waste a lot of hare’s heads. I’d use up the reddish poll on a natural…
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Thinking Vertically for Largemouth Bass
Most people who have come to the sport of fly fishing have done so through the pursuit of…
Rene Harrop’s Green Drake Emerger
Rene Harrop’s soft-hackle Green Drake is a killing pattern on the Henrys Fork and wherever else this mayfly…
Gearhead: Terminal Tackle
Let’s be honest — most of us don’t spend a lot of time thinking about terminal tackle. A…
Under the Alders: Got Wood?
Nevada City, California, February 7, 2017. “The area is highly unstable, and we expect further slides,” (State Park…
At the Vise: The Governor
The most remarkable aspect of Charles Frederick Holder’s Recreations of a Sportsman on the Pacific Coast, a remarkable…
The Stillwater Fly Fisher: In “The Zone”
Stillwater fly-fishing success, or lack thereof, often depends on the mental state as well as the physical well-being…
Slow Learner
I’ve always been a reluctant student. In school I was either bored and half asleep, or rebelling against…
More Crafty Flies
Effective Patterns Made with Inexpensive Craft-Store Materials Large flies for bass and saltwater fish are quite expensive, four…
Common Mistakes When Fishing Indicators on Large Rivers
Year after year, I see anglers making the same mistakes when they use indicators while nymphing large rivers…