I was down by the river today, and was looking to see what hatches would be coming off soon due to the warm spring weather. while there, I thought that it would be advantageous for me to share with you some simple methods of searching for nymphs, and seeing what the fish are eating. This [...]

When I was about ten years old, I was out fly fishing on the river behind our house. My day was wonderful. Trout were biting, hatches were rising, and it seemed as though everything was just grand. Unfortunately, this beautiful state of affairs was brutally interrupted by a sheering pain that ran down my hand. [...]

I learned a very interesting trick yesterday. I was helping my brother launch his sail boat, and in all the hustle, my cell phone fell into the water. My cousin was standing nearby, and suggested placing it in a bag with dry rice. The rice was able to draw all of the moisture from the [...]

When I first began fly fishing, I was introduced to a streamer that has kept with me for many years: the Squirrel Tail. This pattern was the first that I learned to tie, as well as the first that I learned to cast. Furthermore, this pattern has caught not only my first fish, but the [...]

The Usual is a very simple fly to tie, and can easily be accomplished by anyone who is starting to tie flies, due to the fact that it is very forgiving. When I tie the Usual, I prefer to use a #10 Mustad hook. I have found this size to be most efficient when fishing [...]

After you have spent a while on the stream, you realize that every fisherman has his own favorite fly. Although I have a number of flies that I have deemed valuable to me because of their effectiveness, and even though I have a handful of flies that have sentimental value to be, due to the [...]

When on the stream, fishermen face the constant struggle of selecting the right fly for the right moment. When attempting to ‘match the hatch,’ anglers must take into account different variables such as the season, time of day, weather conditions, water temperatures, and active hatches. There are, of course, situations when it is nearly impossible [...]