What do you picture when you think of fly fishing for trout? If your answer is casting a bug imitation that floats and then watching a fish rise to sip it off the surface, I’d say you fall in ...

Here are 10 flies that every wintertime trout angler needs to carry in their ... The Zebra Midge is a super simple and incredibly versatile nymph pattern that can be fished a variety of ways ...

These flies consistently catch trout, no matter the hatch or your fly ... It more resembles a dry fly than a nymph, but it is intended to be fished subsurface. The soft hackle fibers create ...

save a trip and maybe even land you a trophy trout. And, being very common patterns, they can be found at almost any fly shop. Flies are annotated by size — the higher the number, the smaller the fly.

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 ...

When we talk about trout flies, we usually group them into one of three categories: dry flies, nymphs, or streamers. But there’s a fourth, often overlooked category that can be very productive ...

Many of Montana's rivers are currently experiencing peak flows due to snowmelt runoff, creating challenging but promising conditions for anglers.With the main ...

Flies like these make me think of impressionist paintings—it's close enough. Bottom line: with its fuzzy body and subtle ...

You can, however, find scud flies in many colors, as some anglers feel that a scud in, say, neon orange or hot pink will stand out better and get noticed by sluggish trout faster. Regardless the scud ...