Streamer fishing has a special place in the hearts and minds of many guides and seasoned anglers. There are also countless anglers that just don’t understand the enjoyment and pleasure of throwing ...

I used my paddle to push the 21-foot Maine Freighter canoe away from the meager dock and motored around the end to begin a ...

The hopper-dropper wasn’t working. Not like it should have been. We picked up a few trout—most on small sparkly nymphs suspended under finger-thick foam grasshopper flies—but the water should have ...

The wedged head of a Drunk & Disorderly creates an action that puts trout in kill mode. (Photo: Joe Cermele) The first time I ever fished a Drunk & Disorderly, I hated the fly. A friend had given the ...

You can feel it. The air is crisp. Leaves are dancing in countless colors of ochre. The river seems to swell in the yellow light reflected from autumn-cloaked hillsides. Time to get serious about ...

By swapping out the bulky dumbbell eyes for a brass cone, he created a more streamlined profile that allowed the fly to sink faster. He also changed the body from Estaz to Ice Dubbing further slimming ...

With the end of summer in sight, it’s time to stock those streamer boxes with larger flies that imitate baitfish, sculpin, and fry. Here is our list of don’t-leave-home-without fall flies for ...

While Angus Drummond was busy backing his drift boat down the ramp and into the Lower Colorado River, I walked a short distance along the bank to where an angler was busy landing a fish. An above ...

When the weather and water temps start dropping, most trout anglers break out the tiny flies. Fishing midges deep in the water column is a great way to catch trout in the colder months, but it’s not ...

Do this one thing, and you will increase your catch rate by getting your fly in front of more fish. I've written about this before, but it is worth repeating. If you're not comfortable fishing with a ...

In theory, fly-fishing is a simple sport: Pick a body of water, choose a fly-fishing rod, select your “fly” (or bait), tie a secure knot, cast your line and, hopefully, land a fish on the other end.