Fly-fishing conservationists Yvon Chouinard and Craig Mathews’ new book shows anglers how simplifying their hobby can improve ...

Happy Holidays fellow anglers. I think old man winter is still on vacation. I feel the chill, but where is the snow? We took ...

Wading streams with a fly rod in hand may be the most traditional approach to the sport, but floating rivers in a raft or driftboat, leisurely watching the scenery pass by, has its merits too. The ...

The brainchild of famous fly tyer and fisherman Randall Kaufman, the Stimulator is rumored to be the product of evolution rather than a moment of instant inspiration. Throughout its many variations, ...

Knowing the stages of development in a bug’s life is a critical component to successful fly fishing. Deciphering the hatch on a river is a challenging game. Larva, pupa or adult stages have been ...

If you spend much time around fly anglers who pursue trout, you’ll soon be subjected to detailed entomology lessons. Fly anglers love studying aquatic insects because imitating those bugs is how they ...

The Spokane River is still a good place to catch a trout. Silver Bow Fly Shop recommends dry-dropper rigs with a big chubby or hopper and various caddis nymphs. Nymph rigs have also been effective in ...

To fly fish for trout effectively, it’s important to be familiar with the food sources that your flies are designed to imitate. Many of the best trout anglers double as amateur entomologists, studying ...

I have been thinking about Mom. Days on the calendar keep getting crossed off. Mother’s Day is rapidly approaching. My gaze falls over the river. A small moth bounces across the water. Closer ...

April means many things to fly fishers. For most, it rings in the fair-weather fishing season, as the first waves of blue winged olives and caddis arrive with those April showers. If you’ve ever ...

If I had more interest in photography and an underwater camera, I could probably take a similar picture myself. Still, a person would need a little patience and a keen eye to pull the task off. I ...

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 ...