When the fishing is slow, sometimes my buddies and I prefer to find frogs, spring lizards, worms, hellgrammites, and more.

What’s the best way to catch a fish: impressionism or realism? A new book, “The History of Fly-Fishing in Fifty Flies” (Stewart, Tabori & Chang, $22.50) by writer and angler Ian Whitelaw ...

Fly fishing is synonymous with trout ... In the trout game these generic flies represent everything from emerging caddis to stoneflies. Theoretically they match all the same things in the bluegill ...

It doesn’t matter if it’s a trout rising to sip a caddis fly or a striper boiling on a Spook in the back of a wave, topwater takes are positively thrilling. While there are countless lure ...

Gamefish are predators and predators are opportunistic, so if it looks like food and is easy to get, they will probably go ...

Your line, leader, tippet and fly must float well, or you will be missing fish all day. Sunken dry flies usually don’t cut it with finicky trout, and caddis fishing requires high and dry presentations ...

Smallmouth bass anglers have been using plastic tube baits for years ... rigs have been the most consistent. Caddis nymphs under a large chubby-type dry fly have been hard to beat.

A couple Central Pennsylvania sportsmen’s organizations have opened registration for the 2020 editions of their annual winter fly tying classes for beginners and advanced tier alike. Students ...

When fly fishing ... October Caddis or any midsize terrestrial have brought fish to the surface. The North Fork of the Clearwater and Kelly Creek have been fishing well, but there are still ...