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Prince nymph, woolly bugger, marabou muddler, mustard caddis, hippie stomper, rainbow warrior-sometimes I feel like I'm ...
Learn to tie the Kaufman Stone, a proven stonefly nymph pattern created by Pacific Northwest fly tier Randall Kaufman in 1973 ...
The Frenchie Nymph is a modern adaptation of Frank Sawyer’s Pheasant Tail refined through the demands of international fly fishing competition. As American teams led by three-time national champion ...
As winter creeps in it often means a drop in opportunity for fly fishermen. That depends on where you live, of course, but for many of us, river time becomes vise time. If you’re new to fly tying, ...
It’s rare that a single fly pattern can work every day and in every situation on a western trout stream, but I’d argue that Rim Chung’s RS2 Emerger comes pretty darn close. Rim’s personally tied RS2s ...
The parking lot across from the Cheesman Canyon Fishing Access Trailhead was close to full when I arrived on a breezeless bluebird morning. It wasn’t the cloudy, drizzly kind of day where you drop ...
Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...
To fly fish for trout effectively, it’s important to be familiar with the food sources that your flies are designed to imitate. Many of the best trout anglers double as amateur entomologists, studying ...
Nearly 30 years spent meticulously building bamboo fly rods has an impact. Bill Oyster’s dedication to precision craftsmanship has turned his workshop in downtown Blue Ridge, Georgia, into a bit of a ...