Emergers and nymphs are often lumped together because they’re both fished subsurface, and they both imitate aquatic insects in pre-adult life stages. Some nymphs and emergers may look similar, but ...

I learned the basics of small water fly fishing from my dad, a former Orvis guide and dry fly purist, who favored the small creeks and streams of western Virginia where I grew up. I used to question ...

Traditionally fished in the down-and-across presentation common to wet flies, the natural materials of a soft hackle fly impart dramatic and lifelike motion in river currents, resembling mayflies and ...

I like to fish dry flies. It’s not that I dislike nymph fishing, but there’s something truly special about watching a trout rise to your fly. There are, however, times when fishing dry flies simply ...

Fly tying blends craft, skill, and fishing knowledge into one rewarding pursuit. From versatile patterns like the Woolly Bugger to precision emergers, learning the right tools, materials, and ...

If a simple, shaggy, all-purpose dry fly is good, I’m starting to think a simple, shaggy, all-purpose emerger is even better. The effectiveness of emergers is old news to fans of such flies as the ...

The river is reaching summer flow levels rapidly. Water temperatures are making a rise. Insect activity is producing stellar ...

October fishing conditions should include cooler water temperatures and hopefully enough rain to raise stream water levels. A wide variety of flies will work in October. Terrestrials will provide some ...

For those of you who are new to the game or have been holed up in some dark, far-off place, I would like to introduce and recommend a very effective way to fish our rivers and streams here in the ...