If you’re fishing a smaller dry, you’ll want to have a lighter dropper fly so it doesn't pull the smaller dry fly under – think pheasant tail, RS2, or zebra midge. Finding a combination that ...

I replaced the buzzer with a Pheasant Tail pattern and a fish took that after about 10 minutes. The trout were quite deep as I had to let my weighted fly sink for around 20 seconds.

When trout take the trailing soft hackle fly, strikes are often aggressive. Be ready. 2. Beadhead Soft Hackle Pheasant Tail. A soft hackle adds dynamism to a tried-and-true nymph pattern.

Number one is the Pheasant Tail Nymph. There are many variations of this pattern, but most of them will catch trout most of the time in most places.

Trout feed without fear from predators or anglers under a foam security ceiling. One or two salmonfly patterns stand out each year. This year for me it was the Morningwood Special dry fly. When I was ...