In the 1950s, Al Troth designed the elk hair caddis, which continues today as a must-have in every fly fisherman’s fly box. Troth died Aug. 3, but his legacy lives on.

The idea here is to create prime habitat, as work proceeds to remake this creek more like it used to be, in an effort to help ...

The author recounts three separate experiences in the outdoors, ranging from an alarming discovery along the Clark Fork River ...

To fly fish for trout effectively, it’s important to be familiar with the food sources that your flies are designed to imitate. Many of the best trout anglers ...

Great fishing continues on the North Fork Coeur d'Alene; the entire drainage is fishing well. Bug hatches are good, with golden stones, green drakes, caddis, yellow Sallies and PMDs getting the ...

The Caddis readers have been with me every day, 24/7. I use them around the house, when I'm fishing, ... Fish Alaska, American Angler, and the Netflix documentary Our Planet 2.

Hooked through the tough prothorax shield and fished in swirling eddy waters, they paid a most-satisfactory dividend in all three species, the largest fish going 2 % pounds. The hellgrammite’s tough ...

Here's how to fish a soft hackle fly, plus 6 killer patterns. ... The Holy Grail Caddis Emerger works perfectly in a dry-dropper rig or as the lead fly in a nymphing setup.

NBC Montana saw thick hatches of Mother's Day Caddis but very few rising fish, so try a caddis emerger pattern. Fish notice every stage of insect life, not just the flying ones we see.

It’s Mother’s Day on Sunday, so don’t forget to thank your mom for all she has done. After that, why not invite your mom fishing with you. Then you can chase the Mother’s Day caddis hatch ...

The Arkansas River is another Colorado river that has a well-known Mother’s Day caddis hatch. But the Eagle River offers a much more intimate connection for the fly angler to enjoy. The dry-fly ...

For the Caddis, the amber Bubbleback Caddis, olive and cinnamon Poopahs, and other pupa imitations are working. The BP Weiss nymph, Zebra Midges in No. 16 and 18, No. 16 and 18 Olive Hotspots and ...