There’s an old adage in fishing and lure selection, light lures on light days, dark on dark days.  Maybe that’s the reason the Dark Hendrickson exists.

Decisions, decisions. If you’re a fly angler, you have lots to make. Yes, there are plenty of different lures on tackle-shop shelves, but not nearly as many as there are different fly patterns in well ...

The Czech Nymph is one of the fly ties recommended for spring angling. It’s time to look at our fly boxes to see what we will need for spring fishing. Early spring angling calls for a variety of flies ...

With thousands of fly patterns available these days, finding ones you can rely on day in and day out becomes daunting. Every angler has those “confidence patterns” in their fly boxes that they can ...

This book has it all for those who are wont to cast warm-water flies -- and those folks are legion these days. There are sharp, well-lit photos, pithy and accurate histories of each fly (though ...

On July 20, 1969, as Neil Armstrong was becoming the first man to put bootprints on the moon, I was getting my first introduction to the sport of fly-fishing on an icy mountain stream in Idaho. It ...

It's simple, easy to tie, kinda rough looking, and will catch fish when nothing else will. The Woolly Bugger is what I call an insurance fly. Catching a fish is never 100% guaranteed, no matter what ...

Last week, I offered some suggestions on assembling a basic assortment of nymph patterns for early-season trout in our region. This week, I’ll present a similar discussion targeting dry-fly patterns.

Traditionally fished in the down-and-across presentation common to wet flies, the natural materials of a soft hackle fly impart dramatic and lifelike motion in river currents, resembling mayflies and ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... PARSHALL — The fact that Daniel Galhardo has fly-fished for more than four years now without a reel, weighted fly line, leader, split shot or strike ...