Here's a step-by-step of fly fisherman Gary Jones ' top three dry flies for the Mother's Day caddis hatch. Secure the thread on a size 16 dry fly hook and dub it with a blend of olive and grey dubbing ...

I settled on parachute-style flies for virtually all my mayfly imitations years ago. I believe parachutes look more natural and work better than standard dry fly patterns that employ hackle wound ...

ROARING FORK VALLEY ” The caddis hatch ” an eagerly awaited event for this angler if only so she can tie on a fly pattern that she can actually see ” has begun in earnest on the Colorado and lower ...

Tying flies has long been one of my favorite winter activities. I derive much pleasure from crafting a supply of the many fly patterns needed to restock my fly boxes for the upcoming trout season.

There are a great number of caddis dry flies and sometimes the reason to choose one over another comes down to which one you can see the best. The Hi Vis Caddis falls into this category, being ...

The mayfly may be the “fly” in fly-fishing, but caddis flies are at least as important a source of food to trout — far more important, in fact, on some streams. Still, the number of fly patterns ...

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The approaching caddis emergence on the Eagle River holds promise of epic angling. Insects that have developed slowly over the last year are ready to move. The arrival of caddis on the Eagle River is ...

Besides that holiday with the flowers, candy and doubled restaurant prices, mid-February brings something else: the onset of dry fly fever. This is about the time of year when even people like me, who ...