winter fly fishing Archives

Classic Pro Tips: How to Layer for Warmth and Comfort

March 31, 2020

Moisture-management is an important part of staying warm in winter, so proper layering is essential.
Photo courtesy Josh Duchateau, Firehole Ranch

[Editor’s Note: With winter fly fishing in full swing in many parts of the country and plenty more cold weather on the horizon, it seems a good time to revisit this great advice from Tim Daughton.]

The advent of breathable waders a couple of decades ago has helped to make the majority of our wader-adorned fishing experiences much more enjoyable. Gone are the days of vulcanized . . .

Classic Tips: 5 Keys to Winter Streamer Fishing

January 13, 2020

Written by: Tim Linehan, Linehan Outfitting Co.

Linehan Outfitting Company guide Sam Stevenson with a thick Kootenai winter bow.
Photo courtesy Linehan Outfitting Company

If you’re heading out on the river to fish streamers in winter, you need to think a little differently. Here are a few of my best tips for adjusting tactics to score when the mercury is low: . . .

Pro Tips: How to Gear Up for Winter Fly Fishing

November 27, 2019

Since I guide year-round at 9,000 feet of altitude, I don’t have much choice about guiding in winter conditions. But other anglers do. And many people choose not to fish in the winter because the thought of standing in water when the air temperature . . .

Classic Pro Tips: How to Catch Trout in Winter

November 21, 2019

This Henrys Fork rainbow trout is worth cold hands and feet.
Photo by Mike Dawes, World Cast Anglers

The very first winter trout I ever caught came from the Musconetcong River in Hackettstown, New Jersey, more than 20 years ago. I didn’t really believe it would happen and was completely. . .

Video: Top 5 Flies for April 2019

April 08, 2019

This month’s “Top 5” video from Trouts Fly Fishing in Denver features Denver Regional Manager Tanner Smith and Head Guide Scott Dickson fishing on the middle Colorado River and finding some willing trout. April is all . . .

Video: Top 5 Flies for February 2019

February 04, 2019

This month’s “Top 5” video from Trouts Fly Fishing in Denver features Denver Regional Manager Tanner Smith and Trouts Frisco General Manager Zeke Hersh fishing on a snowy stretch on the Colorado River and finding some willing trout. Although . . .

Video: Top 5 Flies for January 2019

January 04, 2019

This month’s “Top 5” video from Trouts Fly Fishing in Denver features guide Danny Strine, filmmaker Ivan Orsic, and Josh Graffam fishing the Arkansas Pueblo Tailwater. The patterns they choose are pretty darned small, so practice tying knots . . .

Ask the Experts: Where Do You Look for Winter Trout?

November 27, 2017

This Henrys Fork rainbow trout is worth cold hands and feet.
Photo by by Mike Dawes, World Cast Anglers

Last year, we introduced a new weekly “Ask the Experts” Column and asked you to pose some questions for our panel of experts. This question comes from an anonymous reader, who . . .

Podcast: Pat Dorsey on Fishing Early-Spring Midges in Tailwaters

March 06, 2017

Photo via Facebook

In this week’s podcast, I have the pleasure of picking Pat Dorsey’s brain on winter and early-spring midge fishing in tailwaters. Pat is one of our foremost experts on fishing with small flies, and he . . .

Classic Podcast: Tim Flagler on Winter Fly Patterns and Trout Tactics

January 16, 2017

By very popular demand, this week I have Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions as my guest, and we ramble about—guess what?—fly tying. But not only tying. In fact, I think we talk as much. . .