5 Must Have Fly Fishing Nymphs. The amount of nymph fly patterns available out there is staggering, and some of them are extremely detailed and developed for very specific situations and presentation.

The trout-approved Rubber Legs fly. / Photo by Jasper Taback I like to fish dry flies. It’s not that I dislike nymph fishing, but there’s something truly special about watching a trout rise to ...

A close second would be, “What (or how many) fly patterns do I need to have to be successful most of the time? Those are both valid queries, and ones which reflect the quintessence of fly-fishing.

A two-fly nymph rig is often the way to go – it allows you to cover a wider range of the water column, and it adds variety to your patterns. I’ll typically tie my first fly onto 3x tippet and ...

Anglers miss so much of what is happening under water. We spend a lot of time trying to hide things like split shot and ...

Successful nymphing starts with your setup. A two-fly nymph rig is often the way to go – it allows you to cover a wider range of the water column, and it adds variety to your patterns. I’ll ...

Fly fishing is a centuries-old sport that offers a challenging twist on conventional fishing gear and techniques. Here's how to get started. 743K ; 204K ; 62K ; ... dry flies and other top-water ...

What Makes Nymph Patterns Effective? by Al Simpson - Simpson Fly Fishing "When I watch fish in aquariums, they pick up many nonfood items off the gravel bottom. They roll them about in their ...

Trout anglers have a new resource to help hone their skills and put more fish into their creels. Tim Cammisa, of rural Butler County, has penned his second book, “Tying Euro Nymphs and Other ...

Yet on social media their accomplishments with Euro methods seem to earn them the right to consider themselves excellent fly fishermen. I say it’s difficult to even classify Euro nymphing as true fly ...

Fly anglers looking for alternatives to the less-than-perfect conditions or in need of safer locations for young anglers are appearing around stillwaters. An enjoyable alternative to... Breaking News ...