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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 ...

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• Bitterroot River: Fishing remains pretty solid on the entire Bitterroot. The upper and middle river have some great nymphing opportunities right now as the Skwalas have appeared to be showing up in ...

When I arrived back in the Midwest, the warmer than usual late-summer weather was replaced by a cold front that sunk air and water temperatures downward on the Fahrenheit scale. Refusing to be ...

Winter stoneflies are a puzzle for many fly fishers. With few insects hatching in the colder months of the year, a stonefly is often far from thoughts. Concentration on midges and Blue Wing Olives has ...

A close second would be, “What (or how many) fly patterns do I need to have to be successful most of the time? Those are both valid queries, and ones which reflect the quintessence of fly-fishing. On ...

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