At the Vise: Scott’s Carp Fly I’m not much of a carp angler. In fact, it angers me sometimes when I find myself casting… byScott SadilJanuary 3, 2025
At the Vise: Waking Caddis Of claims both bold and implausible made within certain West Coast steelheading circles, perhaps none is more difficult… byScott SadilOctober 7, 2024
At the Vise: A Better Hopper It’s been some time since I did any serious hopper fishing. But when my old pal Peter Syka… byScott SadilJuly 4, 2024
At the Vise: Baja Baitfish 9.9 Some problems don’t change. Ideas for imitating baitfish in Baja go back as far as the earliest anglers… byScott SadilOctober 1, 2023
At the Vise: Snowshoe Hare Emerger With trout season in full swing and many of us tempted again to reach for another iteration of… byScott SadilAugust 1, 2023
At the Vise: Shad Darts The question, to begin with, is whether a shad dart should actually be considered a fly. Noted shad… byScott SadilJune 1, 2023
At the Vise: Blowfly Humpy I’ve always called them “attractor patterns.” Dave Hughes, on the other hand, in his monumental reference book, Trout… byScott SadilApril 1, 2023
At the Vise: Kinky Muddler I’m not sure anybody needs another baitfish pattern. If you’re like most saltwater fly anglers, you learned to… byScott SadilFebruary 1, 2023
At the Vise: Gledswood Shrimp The good news is, we still need steelhead flies. This time last year, I wasn’t so sure. Runs… byScott SadilDecember 1, 2022
At the Vise: Jingler I’m overseas, fishing a famous river for sea-run fish, when a scatter of resident trout begin sticking up… byScott SadilOctober 1, 2022