As fly fishers, we’re generally excused for defeatist attitudes when the wind has been howling in our faces for more than a day or two. But what about the everyday challenges — the ones that come with the occasional gust…
“Already a messy mix of bug spray, sunscreen and sweat ran down my forehead, blurring my sunglasses and dripping from my chin. ‘I’m liking the looks of this,’ said Mickey as his trained eye scanned the stream. ‘The water is…
From now until September, many of the Northern Hemisphere’s small streams and lakes will see water temperatures rise well above a trout’s comfort zone. And as most of us are aware, trout caught and released in excessively warm water are…
What do you do when the water’s surface is covered with insects and bubbles and you have no idea whether the big trout that are eating themselves silly have taken your fly or not? Simple, says Phil Monahan in this…
Is there a right way to thread the tippet through the eye of a fly? That question from a MidCurrent reader elicited lively feedback from the experts we polled. It only matters when you tie a Turle knot, Montana guide…
Tom Rosenbauer estimates that “even the best trout fishermen spook between 75 and 90 percent of fish before they even get their first cast off to them.” It’s why we’re constantly asking ourselves questions like, “Is my indicator scaring fish?”…
Author Tom Rosenbauer gives fly anglers a few pointers on early season trout fishing in the latest Orvis Podcast. He’s divided his tips by type of flies being used — dries, nymphs, wets, streamers — but his first suggestion is…
Image by Scott Butner via FlickrFor any fly fisher who has bothered to flip a few rocks over, it is no secret that caddisflies are one of the most prevalent insects in trout streams. Of the many caddisfly hatches that…
Image by Scott Butner via FlickrFor any fly fisher who has bothered to flip a few rocks over, it is no secret that caddisflies are one of the most prevalent insects in trout streams. Of the many caddisfly hatches that…
It is often said that 10 percent of fly fishermen catch 90 percent of the fish. One of the keys to the success of these ten-percenters is that they are able to put their fly where the fish are feeding…
