Simplicity is the key to most fishing. How much simpler can one get than to find an all-white fly, that is so easy to tie, that even I - a completely incompetent fly-tier - can tie one. But not only tie it, b...
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States FLY FISHING FORECAST FEB 17TH â MARCH 2ND
This time of year, the temperature can swing 20 to 30 degrees from sun up to sun down. The key to staying comfortable on the water: layer...
Andreas Andersson is a professional fly tyer from Sweden, he's part of the Partridge of Redditch and DeerCreek pro teams. Here's more about him and his flies.Fd: How did you first get into fly fishing and tying?Andreas:...
Pennsylvania, United States Streamer fishing has been very good over the past few days and will continue to produce well as long as sufficient flows and warm temperatures don't drive the fish down. Covering all water wel...
Shuri Shumakov was a key character on reviving the popularity of tube flies. His short patterns, with cone heads, soon lead the way to countless variants, combining plastic tubes with metallic pieces to achieve highly...
Pellets are nymphs designed to sink rapidly due to its tungsten head, much heavier than bronze or lead. The smooth body offers no resistance to water and its conic head with prominent thorax is enough to perfectly imitat...
There is no doubt that classic streamers and bucktails fish well. Nevertheless, if we apply the same care and dedication that we do with when tying dries and nymphs in its different stages, to imitate smaller fish perfec...
Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States I spent the day fishing a little feeder stream with my client Thao Le. We began our day around 10 am ET, sky was cloudy, water was ultra clear and on the low side with air temperat...
Fd: How were your beginnings in fly fishing? Mike: My life as a fly fisherman started when I was 14 years old, annoying the local estuary population of all manner of fish, including the occasional sea-run brown trout. On...
Originally, bucktails were streamers whose wings were made with white-tail deer hair. Today, bucktails are those streamers whose wings are made with different hairs, and not only deer tail.The first elegant fli...
Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States I guided two very experienced fly anglers on the Little Juniata River for Wild Trout. Ryan and Josh are buddies that reside in the Potter County area. Ryan is a committed streamer ...
Tyrone, Pennsylvania, United States This trip was with my awesome client Ryan from Potter County, Pa. Ryan is strictly a streamer fisherman and a fine one at that. So when I told Ryan about the high water conditions on t...
Due to its great underwater movement, the leech-like flies are unbeatable when we go for big fish. If well designed, these are not heavy to cast and don’t tangle, something key when we are casting at our maximum ski...
Meeker, Colorado, United States I think I found a couple new fishing buddies! The water still had a little color to it on April 8th, but as the day went on the water cleared up & water levels dropped. Making for some big grins!
Arkansas, United States Perfect day on the Little Red! Water generation has been favorable, typically running two units until 9am and then again at 6ish in the evening. I fished Cow Shoals from 3pm until dark. When I arr...
Yorkshire, United Kingdom My third vist to Dale Pitt Lakes.
The morning started off glorious, freezing cold, few clouds and a the low winter sun.
I start using lures casting in various areas with little luck othe...
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States Fly Fishing Forecast Jan 21- Feb 3
"If a little madness be a necessary requisite to obtain the ultimate in the pleasure of angling-- then O Lord, give me insanity!" ~ John Alden Knight...
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa April has been marvelous here in the midlands. Glorious weather, and great trout fishing!
I have gone a little river crazy of late, so no first hand stillwater reports from me, but I can pa...
IÅ¡ka vas, Central Slovenia, Slovenia Hello â¦
in my report below I would like to introduce you to a little river I have visited so many times before, with fly fishing rod in my hand and had a unique experience...
Great little hopper i developed in montana now being distributed through rainys. called "repeat offender" go to the site and check it out!http://www.rainysflies.com/Flies/flies_Detail.php?ProductID=1371
Patrick, Nevada, United States Flows were not too bad near Patrick Nevada (120-190CFM). Water temperature was 43 degrees at 2pm. Weather was partly cloudy with spots of sun. Around 2 pm there was a small hatch of BWO tha...
Matt Schliske is a well-known photographer and bamboo rod maker. His pictures have been seen in the pages of Fly Fisherman, Fly Rod and Reel, and American Angler magazines and his love for fly-fishing made him want to go...
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States "With melted snow I boil fragrant tea.â
â Mencius
The snow keeps coming. As of February 6th, the Big Wood Basin is at 144% of average and the Little Wood and Big Lost are no...
Meeker, Colorado, United States April 21st
If you don't like the weather, just wait 5 minutes. We had it all today at the K-T rain, snow, sleet, wind & a little sunshine for lunch!
I still have a few openings throughou...
Fd: Artist and fisherman. What came first? How did it all begin?
Dan: It began with art. I have been blessed with some artistic ability, and at a very young age, I was drawing. That developed into a lifelong pursuit...
Glenwood Springs, Colorado, United States We hired a guide from Trouts Fly Shop in Frisco. We met our guide Landon Caldwell in Glenwood Springs and drove North to the next exit. It was a beautiful November day in the mid...
spruce creek, Pennsylvania, United States It's always a great day when your client catches a personal best fish...but when they catch TWO personal bests then that's an amazing day!!
There was some sporadic Sulphur ha...
I usually tie this pattern in more subdued colors. Black over gray, and ginger over tan are my standards, but I thought it might be fun to try something a little wilder. It's a heavy pattern that's fairly str...
Hello …I would like to introduce you to a little river I have visited so many times before, with fly fishing rod in my hand and had a unique experience every time-in any season.I am talking about the river Iška in pr...
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States "Water is the driving force in nature." - Leonardo da Vinci
The current snow water equivalent for the Big Wood, Little Wood, and Big Lost rivers is at around 170% of average. Simple tr...
Jackson, Wyoming, United States I spent this past weekend doing a little spring fishing with a buddy of mine. We've been having unseasonably warm weather in Jackson Hole and the local area so it felt appropriate to take...
Picabo, Idaho, United States "Dave was never on time for work. He was always early." ~ Terry Ring
That is because it wasn't work for Dave; it was his passion. Let's all try to be a little more like Dave. Whether at wo...
The Western North America states and provinces are home to literally tens of thousands of superb trout lakes. Many of these waters are rich in nutrients which allow them to support an abundant and diverse aquatic inverte...
There was a damp, early-morning fog at Ed and Helen Nelson's Spring Creek Ranch, a few miles south and across the river from Armstrong Spring Creek, near Livingston, Montana. This was to be the first of three guiding day...
Carefully exploring the shores and tails of deep pools or the borders of runs is the best way of finding a big trout, because those are their favorite hunting spots.A while ago, watching a European video about mayflies a...
Fd: How were your beginnings in fly fishing?Andy: I began learning to cast when I was just five years old. My father taught me in a field near our home, just 30 minutes from the river Dove in Derbyshire, England. I was...
Fd: Where did your love of making watercolors of trout come from?Carol: I moved to Dillon, Montana, a fly fishing paradise, and a friend asked me for fish and landscape paintings for a beautiful little fishing cabin that...
Fd: How did Art and Fly Fishing get together in your life? How were your beginnings in these two different fields? DW: My father was an avid fly-fisherman as well as an artist/painter, so I grew up around both. From a ...
Fd: How did art merge with fly fishing in your life? TS: As far back as I can remember, I have had a love for both drawing and fishing; however, it wasn’t until the fall in 2009 when it occurred to me that I could or ...
Since I was very young, mice have called my attention. Especially fat clever country mice, the ones we used to catch in the old hay barns.Big browns and rainbow trout seem to have a similar attraction towards m...
This is another fly that every fly fisherman must consider when stocking his dry fly box before a trip. The story of this fly goes back to the 40´s when it was named “Algonquin” and used by northern Michigan Indians...
not long ago I was fishing a stream at the wolf creek hatchery center for rainbow trout and I had a small box of dry flies and was fishing with no luck but was having the best time of my life anyway I ask this guy what f...
The film Eastern Rises (2009) introduced the greater flyfishing world to the mouse crushing antics of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula rainbows. It has since become a cult classic and, much like earlier Felt Soul Media pro...
Fd: Can you tell about the beginnings of your outfitting service? I started Keystone Anglers Guide Service as a way of introducing new people to the sport of fly fishing. I feel that sometimes the sport can be a little c...
1. A Dream TripA trip is probably the best gift you can give to a fly fisherman. No matter what destination you choose, the angler that receives this special present will surely be excited and probably start planning th...
Fd: Can you tell us about your beginnings and setting up your guiding service in British Columbia? I started guiding back in 1996 mostly as a flyfishing guide for Salmon and Trout on local rivers and some interior lakes ...
Gary Borger is one of the world’s foremost fly fishing educators. He has been a fly fisher since 1955 and has taught classes and lectured internationally on all aspects of fly fishing for trout and salmon. A free-lance...
Created in 1964 by Dan Nick Naranchi of Twin Bridges, Montana, this old design was named after one of the most famous rivers in the area, the Big Hole.
According to Joe Brooks, this fine fly looks something like a lo...
Fd: Firstly, what is the film Vermillion all about?KSS: Vermillion is a good representation of our creative studio. It’s a film about a love for fly fishing, a band of brothers, admiration for nature and our state of A...