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

In this edition of The Morning Hatch: - SUPs (Stand Up Paddle Boards), big Tarpon, and an "unknown" jungle lagoon. All with a fly rod. - Why are Nymph Patterns so effective?

Hatch" is a collection of anything fly fishing, human interest, and sometimes from left field. It will be short, sweet, ...

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 ...

Dad’s need to realize that when taking your children fishing, it’s about their experience as much as it is yours. When taking ...

One or two salmonfly patterns stand out each year. This year for me it was the Morningwood Special dry fly. When I was nymphing early in the emergence a simple Pat’s Rubberlegs fished well. A jig ...

Fly fishing on the Delaware River in ... (#14) was a hit. Our dry flies — caddis and sulphur patterns — not so ... which seams of water to drift my fly into, where to drop a nymph, ...

It’s one we tie ourselves. Looks a little like a peacock-herl nymph, only we give it a twist of our own.” He reached into his fly box. “Here, try them,” he invited, and held out four of the hybrid ...

The patterns and techniques presented here are all compatible with a 9-foot, 5- or 6-weight fly rod and reel, which are standard sizes for most trout pursuits.If you already fish dry flies and ...

Perdigons, stonefly nymphs, prince nymphs and lightning bugs are all good dropper options. On the St. Joe, everything downstream of Gold Creek is fishable. Similar fly patterns to those on the ...

My tribute to my father, Donald E. Neuland, who passed away on Feb. 2, 2025 at the age of 90, begins with a fishing story and ...