Top 5 Flies for Summer on Utah’s Duchesne River

There are many great trout rivers to fish in Utah, but the Duchesne drainage–flowing out from Ashley National Forest–is one of our favorites. Not only is the scenery amazing, but this beautiful river and its tributaries are teeming. . .

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Video: How to Tie the Superfine Sulphur Spinner

It’s sulphur season in much of the country, when these bright yellow mayflies emerge or return to the water at dusk. When there are tons of bugs on the water, trout have plenty of options to choose from, and they’re often more likely to eat something . . .

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Pro Tips: 3 Tactics for Spring Creek Fishing

Spring creeks can be intimidating, but there are many upsides to fishing these notoriously-challenging waterways. Not only are they especially beautiful, but their calm, clear waters offer fantastic sight-fishing opportunities. . .

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Video: How to Brace Your Trimming Hand

Have you ever gone to trim some fibers on a fly you’re tying and accidentally trimmed something else? Or perhaps you ended up trimming more than you intended to, ruining the pattern’s . . .

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Video: How to Tie the Dedeaux Snake

Here’s another “guide-fly” lesson from Alvin Dedeaux of All Water Guides. (Or, as he calls them, “super easy to tie, down and dirty, quick and easy, fish-catching guide flies.”) As Alvin says, he doesn’t want to create flies that are complicated or take a long time . . .

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Pro Tips: Low-Water Tactics for Smallmouth Bass

Summer is fast approaching, which typically means low, clear water in the rivers. This is one of our favorite times to fish for smallmouth bass, because you can actually sight-fish for them. Our go-to flies for these conditions are. . .

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Pro Tips: How to Quickly Measure a Fish

During my time as a guide, I learned quickly that most anglers have no idea how to gauge the size of a fish by sight. Two-thirds of my clients would look at a 12-incher and say, “Man, that’s gotta . . .

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