When I first started trout fishing, I was given an invaluable piece of advice: start with dry flies. Talk to any trout angler, and they’ll tell you that fishing with subsurface flies simply catches ...

I always keep a gel and powder dry fly floatant in my pack. They’re similar substances, but they’re used at different times. Before your first cast of the day, you’ll apply a small amount of the gel ...

Dry fly fishing is just around the corner. As an epic spring runoff is beginning to subside, our local waters will begin to clear rapidly, and as the waters warm up just a bit we will begin to see an ...

Tying flies has long been one of my favorite winter activities. I derive much pleasure from crafting a supply of the many fly patterns needed to restock my fly boxes for the upcoming trout season.

If you would rather fish dry flies than any other style of fishing there is to employ, you definitely live in the right place. One would argue, if you’re stubborn enough, you could fish a dry fly on ...

Like a lot of fly fishing guides these days, Tom Sadler likes to boost his clients’ chances of catching trout by having them fish with two flies instead of one. He sets them up with the kind of rig ...

The ultimate fly box for dry fly purists with strong construction and numerous compartments. It holds any size fly without damaging hackles. From the creators of the original silicone insert fly box, ...

You’ve arrived at a great hole, you have your waders on, gear is ready to go and now the only question is “what technique of fly-fishing am I going to use today?” There are three broad categories of ...

With rivers generally low enough to wade, anglers are spending the afternoon dry fly fishing and having success with hoppers and terrestrial patterns. Before temperatures warm, anglers are also having ...

Dry fly action has picked up on the Mighty Mo despite the spike in flows. Head there while the action lasts. The recent rains brought water levels up but they are beginning to drop. Fishing hot spots ...