In this month’s “Top 5” video from Trouts Fly Fishing in Denver, Eric Schmidt and Zeke Hersh float the Colorado River throwing hoppers. Then they head back to the shop to share their Top 5 patterns for this time of year. As you might expect these are . . .
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Video Pro Tips: Secrets of the Shallow Water Dropper
Dave and Amelia Jensen, of Jensen Fly Fishing in Alberta, cranked out these wonderful how-to videos at a remarkable pace during their annual New Zealand adventure. In this episode of . . .
Read MoreVideo: Top 5 Flies for August 2019
In this month’s “Top 5” video from Trouts Fly Fishing in Denver, Ivan Orsic and the legendary Landon Mayer fish the “Dream Stream” section of the South Platte and find some pretty trout. Then they sit on the tailgate of the truck and list Landon’s . . .
Read MoreVideo: Incredible Cicada Fishing in New Zealand
Every year, we run into cicadas in New Zealand. The country hosts 42 species of cicadas, which inhabit quite different ecosystems, and each has its own size, color, shape. They all have one thing in common though–an unmistakable chorus! The big, . . .
Read More4 Hot Tips for Fishing the Madison in August
Written by: Brian McGeehan, Montana Angler Fly Fishing
By adjusting your tactics, you can catch big Madison rainbows in the dog days of August.
Photos by Brian McGeehan
August is a popular time to visit and fly-fish the Madison River in southwestern Montana. The Madison can fish well during all twelve months of the year, and each month offers a different set . . .
Read MorePhotos and Story: Magical Evenings in the Utah High Country
This year–with a very large winter snowpack and a cool, wet spring in Utah–most of our rivers were blown out with heavy runoff for most of June. We turned to some areas that we don’t fish very often, such as beaver ponds, backwaters, and lakes. A few . . .
Read MoreNew Water-Management Plan Ensures Great Trout Fishing on the Bighorn
We are a few weeks into the season on the Bighorn River, excited and looking forward to a fresh start. The spring fishing has been good, and the size of trout being caught is similar to the early years, when the average size was 16 to 18 inches long. The . . .
Read MorePhotos and Story: The Wyoming Two Fly Tournament
Last week I, had the opportunity to participate in the Two Fly Foundation’s annual fundraising fly-fishing tournament in Wyoming. Originally formed to promote corporate philanthropy by companies operating in the Cowboy State, the . . .
Read MoreVideo: Monster Sea-Run Browns of Argentina’s Rio Grande
Here’s the latest from Cpt Jack Films, a little taste of a recent trip to the bottom of South America, where huge sea-run browns charge up the Rio Grande. Seeing these beasts surface right in. . .
Read MoreTuesday Tips: Dead-Drifting Streamers for Big Trout
Written by: Drew Price
Drew Price shows off a 24.5-inch beast that fell for a dead-drifted streamer.
Photos by Drew Price
During runoff, trout streams tend to be a bit on the high side, and the water is cold and discolored. These can be tough conditions for fishing, but it can also be one of the best times of year to. . .
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