I get a little excited when the spring temperatures bring about an emergence of mayflies that haven’t been seen since last fall. The air feels good on your skin. Midges are skating across the surface ...

Mayflies are the epitome of stream fly fishing. They are the most common insect in many eastern creeks and streams and one of the most important sources of food for trout. There are approximately 500 ...

The weather in May was more unsettled than in recent memory. It definitely wasn’t ideal for picnickers, sun worshippers and blue-sky hikers who kept their eyes glued to the weather forecasts in hopes ...

Dry-fly season has begun. Most of the fly anglers I know never really put their gear away. Seems like a rod is still within reach 12 months a year. But the flies occupying pockets on fishing vests do ...

Blue wing olives (BWO), or baetis, are typically on the menu early and late in the year from March until mid-May and then come back during late summer and early fall. BWOs are typically our first and ...

The lower Roaring Fork and Colorado Rivers are starting to make the switch from blue-winged olives to caddis hatches. The first few days of the hatch are always interesting; it takes the fish a minute ...

The dry fly action up the Fryingpan this week is nothing short of amazing if you love dissecting complex insect hatches with your fly rod. The head-scratching factor right now is that there are seven ...

Thread: Olive 6/0 or 8/0. Tail: Blue dun hackle fibers, split. Abdomen: Olive turkey or goose biot - The biot is the short, sharp fiber on the leading edge of a wing primary feather. Buy feathers dyed ...

I’m not suggesting you drift a pair of dry flies through fast water or stained water. The double dry rig works best when fishing slow, clear water that offers the potential for rising fish – if you ...