Fishing gear has long been function over form. And that may be just the reason brands want a piece.

Fly fishing is synonymous with trout ... The Hare’s Ear is a nymph pattern designed to be fished below the surface. In the trout game these generic flies represent everything from emerging caddis to ...

It’s hard to find a more generic ... all methods of fly fishing, nymphing can get pretty advanced and technical, but you don’t have to master every nuance to use these flies successfully.

These days, it’s seen as a versatile and deadly generic pattern ... drift is an absolute crusher. Fly fishing is all about matching the hatch, which makes egg flies somewhat controversial.

Fishing has long ... the 90-foot section of fly line and the reel is a length of braided line known as backing. What fly fishermen utilize to attract fish are known as flies or fly patterns.

You’ll plop flies in front of them for hours only to have them spook or swim right by your bug without even looking in its direction. It’s very difficult to make carp eat if they aren’t already eating ...

If I’m fishing an emerger fly, it’s the trail fly on a dry dropper ... Slow-moving pools or current breaks are great places to fish these flies, and you’ll often want to be casting to ...

Nippers can run from a couple dollars for a generic pair to a couple hundred dollars ... would include a floatant of some type. Keeping your flies on the surface is key to dry-fly fishing success.

Don't let a lack of knowledge stop you. These flies consistently catch trout, no matter the hatch or your fly fishing skill level. Like gems in the water. / photo by Ken Baldwin If it played out ...

Like many fly fishers I started off fishing dry flies. At the time, we accepted that fly fishing meant dry fly fishing. Fishing a “floating fly” required you to develop all the basic fly ...