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...
We get a lot of emails from anglers that are just getting into fly fishing asking us about the basic setup to get started in the sport. That's why we came up with this short list of essentials. Of course, there are lots ...
I’ve had the privilege of pursuing smallmouth bass on the fly in almost every state where they’re native as well as others where they are now wild. They are my favorite fish. One of my friends recently told me that s...
Fd: Can you tell us a bit about how the idea of setting up a fly-fishing operation came up? I’ve wanted to be a guide since middle school. However, as I got older, I was convinced by people older than me (adults) that...
I walked across the baked dry ground to the river bank. The wind almost howled down the river channel as I waded into the water. Waves are unusual on the Brazos, but this day the wind was creating large waves, whipping t...
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States Fly Fishing Forecast March 30 - April 13
"When Iâm fishing and hunting with the right attitude, I reenter the woods and river with a moment-by-moment sense of the glories of creatio...
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...
One of the most important food sources for trout in Patagonia is the Sammastacus or river lobster. It is one of the three kinds of crustaceans, together with the pancoras and scuds, that inhabit these waters and which ar...
Summer months are very special for Anglers who enjoy lake fishing. During this time of the year there’s more activity of dragon and damseflies.
Fully aware of this fact, those who already experienced this kind of fi...
When a fly tier sits down at his desk, he fantasizes of making patterns that go beyond popular fly recipes. There are so many materials to be used, so many different combinations, that tiers get creative and start combin...
The original Woolly Worm pattern is said to have originated in the Ozarks as a bass fly. Its real popularity, however, came when Don Martinez, a West Yellowstone, Montana fly tier, commercialized the pattern in the 1950s...
The Mc Nally Frog Popper, originally from the 50s, has a special place in my fly boxes because it has never let me down. It is easy to cast and, because of the shape of its legs, it swims and moves the water in a grea...
Crawfordsville, Indiana, United States Good fishing when the precipitation has been sparse. Flow rate is too high again as of 7-07, but was fish-able midweek (7-05). Activity on streamers all day (Clousers, wooly buggers...
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States Got out to do some "for fun fishing" with my brother tonight. It was a great time, even with the river being high and muddy. We usually catch the August smallmouth on top water flies,...
For those who get the chance of fishing in tropical seas, the Clouser Minnow (by Bob Clouser) is a sure classic in their fly boxes.It’s one of the best flies for bonefish and other saltwater species. It is ...
New York, United States Crushing the smallies! Great lake run smallmouth fishing in all the Erie tributaries. Fish are aggressively taken streamers fished upstream and stripped back down. Concentrate on pools where pods ...
Pennsylvania, United States Wild brown trout streamer fishing continues to be very productive with nice fish up into the low-mid 20's. Lake Erie tributary smallmouth bass fishing has been consistent, though is slowing do...
Crawfordsville, Indaina, United States The streamer bite is on big time! Cleaned up with a white and tan Clouser minnow. Look for a rocky bottom and work it downstream or away from the shore. Had good luck both upstream ...
Ohio, United States Still finding steelhead and the smallies are starting to show. We are looking at the end of steelhead system, probably another three weeks or so. But then we transition to smallmouth and trout. We sho...
Grand Lake Stream, Maine, United States Late June fishing is strong in Grand Lake Stream. Most fish are in the upper river now, above Big Falls. Cable, Glide, Evening, Hatchery and Dam Pools are holding nice salmon and ...
Buffalo, NY, Western New York, United States Iâve had the privilege of pursuing smallmouth bass on the fly in almost every state where theyâre native as well as others where they are now wild. They are my favor...
This is a crawdad pattern that utilizes a hook that rides hook point up, which is generally used for soft plastics and gear, to achieve weedlessness. Fish this in the summer time for smallies.