The most joy I receive from fly fishing comes via small streams. I have had the good fortune to fly fish in lots of places for a big water and fish experience, and I have enjoyed every one. But ...

Fly Fishing Reel and Line for Fishing Small Streams Get the cheapest reel you can find. The vast majority of fish you’ll be catching will never go on the reel; it’s merely a line retention device.

Small streams pack everything good about fly fishing into a small space – there’s no better place to learn about trout, moving water, and what draws you to them. Published May 10, 2025 JASPER ...

Accuracy is Everything When Fly Fishing Small Streams It’s fun to see how far you can cast, no doubt – and getting distance on your cast can be tremendously helpful, but not on small streams.

F or me, small stream trout fishing is synonymous with dry fly fishing. You could fish a nymph rig or tie on a dropper, but why would you? If you’re fishing right after it’s rained and the ...

When the large rivers are flowing high and murky, don't overlook small streams and creeks to satisfy your desire to go fly fishing. While the location of these streams may be secret, the rewards ...

Livingston fly fishing guide Matt Wilhelm will talk about strategies and tactics for fishing small streams at the Magic City Fly Fishers meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 3, at the Billings ...

In my book, “Spring Creek Treasure,” I have a listing of the 100 best trout streams in Wisconsin. For that listing I didn’t want to list those streams less than ...

The feeder stream I was fishing flows through Big Sky, Montana, has lots of parks, a river trail, a golf course and great parking lots close to the river. It then feeds into the Gallatin.

It is that time of the year when we start looking at the melting snow in our yards and the countryside and wonder when the spring run-off will end so ...

Tight Casting Lanes. Fly fishing small streams forces you to develop controlled, precise casting. If you’re fishing a larger river, a misplaced cast may be the difference between a good drift ...