California Winter Steelhead Flies
According to historical newspaper articles, using a fly to catch winter steelhead in Northern California first began in…
Tips & Techniques
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At the Vise: Gledswood Shrimp
The good news is, we still need steelhead flies. This time last year, I wasn’t so sure. Runs…
Catchy Ideas: Giants
Ask most fly fishers about big f lies, and they’ll probably tell you about their October Caddis dries,…
The NearNuff Sculpin
I recently turned 62 years young, and I’m a longtime fly-fishing addict. My drug of choice is swinging…
Nymphing for Newbies
For a fly fisher, few experiences beat seeing a fish come up to a dry fly, watching as…
Reservoir Rainbows
Name a great spot to target trout with flies, a spot known for producing both numbers of trout…
Cannibal Trout
Back in the innocent world of 2019, I was guiding a group of Norwegian dry-fly purists who came…
At the Vise: Jingler
I’m overseas, fishing a famous river for sea-run fish, when a scatter of resident trout begin sticking up…
The Bird’s Nest, Spectral Version
Trout flies have captivated me since I was a kid. I can’t explain that and feel no need…
Matching the Hatch for Carp
I get a lot of questions from fly anglers who have just started to look into targeting carp…