The arrival of spring marks opening day and the beginning of trout season for most rivers across the country — here’s how to catch the big ones on streamers this season. Winter can be tough for fly ...

Although wet flies will take trout from deep pools and cold spring inlets, they are most effective when fished through ...

Streamer flies can mimic a variety of forage, but none is more common than baitfish. Unlike dry flies that match floating insects, and nymphs that look like aquatic insects in their larval stages, ...

Despite the cold night air, recent daytime temperatures have been very friendly for angling action. The river water hasn’t eclipsed into frigid conditions just yet. Early-morning evidence ...

The hopper-dropper wasn’t working. Not like it should have been. We picked up a few trout—most on small sparkly nymphs suspended under finger-thick foam grasshopper flies—but the water should have ...

The doldrums of summer aren't quite here, which means the smallmouth bite is still on in most of the U.S. If your part of the country hasn't become too hot, then you can still catch smallmouth ...

While picking up mail at the post office recently, I crossed paths with a local fly fishing acquaintance and stopped to chat.