Road Tripping
The most revolutionary development in fly fishing had nothing to do with rods, reels, or terminal tackle. The…
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Gearhead: Trout-Weight Doubles for the Suds
Initially popularized for ocean use by Northeastern saltwater fly fishers in the early 1990s, double-handed rods have become…
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…
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…
Under the Alders: Flies in the Face of Logic
The popularity of an artificial fly pattern may last longer than the life span of a mayfly, but…
At the Vise: Too Big to Fail
My buddy Joe Kelly, the fish biologist, likes to point out the reason why so many guys are…
The Stillwater Fly Fisher: Bass Fishing on Top
I have two angling friends whose e-mail addresses tell a lot about their fly-fishing preferences. I won’t give…
In Praise of the Basics
Simplicity is a virtue hard to come by for many fly fishers. When I took up the sport,…
Thinking Vertically for Largemouth Bass
Most people who have come to the sport of fly fishing have done so through the pursuit of…
Gearhead: Terminal Tackle
Let’s be honest — most of us don’t spend a lot of time thinking about terminal tackle. A…