Trout eat a well presented fly, or they don’t. So the key to catching fish and having fun comes down to three things: picking the right spots, showing trout what they’re looking for and knowing when to move on. It takes a lot of river experience to fish with...
Covering water effectively, easily changing from dry flies to streamers and then methodically working across a fifty-foot wide riffle — this is how we find our fishing pace. It’s the way we transition from one section of water to the next. It’s about how smoothly we...
Most of the die-hard locals in this region are nymph-first fishermen. We fish all year, but the opportunities for good dry fly fishing are a small percentage of our time on the water. So, we learn nymphs and catch fish. Because a nymphing approach produces, everywhere...
Rig up, walk to the river and choose a piece of water. Maybe it's the section you've had your heart set on since last night, when you planned this day trip. Or maybe a new undercut caught your eye on the other side of some perfect pocket water. Whatever you choose to...
Casting around structure is one of the toughest things for any fly angler to learn, but what comes before the cast is most important. Don’t walk past the toughest spots. Get close and go get ‘em. Crowd the hazard . . .