The Best Flies for Cutthroat Trout: 20 Top Wet and Dry Patterns
Cutthroat trout are native to a variety of areas in North America and the 10 subspecies are some of the most beautiful trout on the planet. Due to their specific …
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The 24 Best Flies for Largemouth Bass: Poppers, Bugs & Streamers
Largemouth bass are some of the most aggressive freshwater fish in the world. They attack flies ferociously and put up a phenomenal fight. They’ll eat in all levels of the …
Best Flies for Brown Trout: 21 Top Wet and Dry Patterns
Fly fishing for brown trout is where fly fishing began, and it remains the essence of the sport. Our perception of the best flies for brown trout has changed over …
What Does Matching The Hatch Mean in Fly Fishing?
Matching the hatch in fly fishing is a general term that means imitating the particular insect that trout are feeding on. It’s that simple. Working out what insects are hatching …
How to Fish a Hopper Fly: 10 Tips for Summer Dry Fly Success
There few forms of fishing more enjoyable than fly fishing with hopper flies in the height of summer. The sun’s shining, the fish and hungry and it’s a very visual …
What Are Parachute Flies? Plus Our Six Favorite Patterns
Parachute flies are simply flies with the hackle tied horizontally around a vertical post rather than around the hook shank (as in a conventionally hackled fly). The picture below makes …
Best Steelhead Flies: Our Top 20 Patterns
Despite the fact that Steelhead are known as the fish of 10,000 casts, they’re a blast to target. As anglers, it’s hard to pass up a challenge like Steelhead, but …
Barbless Fishing Hooks in Fly Fishing: The Case For & Against
Barbless hooks are becoming increasingly common in fly fishing, particular in the trout fishing community. Barbless hooks can be kinder on the fish when fishing catch and release, and on …
Best Fly Fishing Subscription Box: Our Top 5 Picks in 2023
The concept of monthly subscription boxes has revolutionized how we buy anything from razors and T-shirts to meat. It has taken a while for fly fishing to catch on, but …
X Caddis Fly Pattern: Tying a Great Dry Fly
The X Caddis, with its trailing Zelon shuck, can emulate both the dun and emerger stages of a hatching caddis. It is a versatile caddis dry fly pattern and a …
Essential Fly Tying Tools and Materials: A Full List for Beginners
We break down the bare essentials to get started in fly tying the right way
Tying the Scintilla Stick Caddis – A Top Inert Wet Fly
The perfect fly for tricking large cruising lake browns