Written by: Josh Williams
Winter fishing in tailwaters can be both very fun and very frustrating. Although the absence of fair-weather fishermen means less angling pressure, you still have to deal with cold weather and. . .
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When I floated the Madison with Josh Duchateau of Firehole Ranch a couple years ago, the very first pattern he suggested was the $3 Dip. Of course, I was familiar with the original. . .
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Previously, we posted about “8 Must-Have Flies for Winter Fishing,” and prominently featured were egg patterns. Cold-weather anglers rely on eggs for those periods when. . .
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We have previously featured cool sculpin, March Brown, and midge patterns by New Jersey fly tier John Collins, and now he’s back with a cool steelhead pattern in the latest video from . . .
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The Morrish Mouse is the brainchild of Ken Morrish, an angler/writer/photographer from Oregon, who designed the pattern for the big rainbows of Kamchatka. (See our post on how to tie Ken’s . . .
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Stripping monster streamers for big trout is an increasingly popular game, but some of those articulated concoctions are unwieldy to cast, especially after they get wet. But Mike Schmidt‘s. . .
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Some of the best dry-fly action of late summer and fall features trout feeding on Isonychia adults. As Tim Flagler notes in this video, fish seems to eat these mayflies even when there are very few on. . .
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The October caddis (genus Dicosmoecus) is one of the last great hatches of fall across much of the country. And after tossing size 22 Blue-Winged Olives, Pheasant Tail Nymphs, and such, . . .
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I am lucky enough to sit next to Tom Rosenbauer here at HQ, and as I was watching this video of Tim Flagler teaching us how to tie this gorgeous streamer, Tom stopped at my desk. He said, . . .
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The Bivisible is one of those time-tested patterns that you’ll still find in many anglers’ boxes today. Although no one knows for certain who first wrapped these contrasting hackles on a . . .
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