If you’ve prowled any fly shops recently, you’ve noticed a growing number of bins holding terrestrial patterns. It’s like they are reproducing and mutating, morphing into strange and garish ...

… There’s a whole mess bugs classified as terrestrials. No matter the insect, when a breeze blows any of these land-based trout snacks into the river, it doesn’t last long. In late summer , when ...

You’ve seen the name taped to drawers and labeled on cups in fly shops. But what exactly is a terrestrial? Terrestrials encompass a huge variety of insects that live around land, either on land or ...

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Prime hopper season runs from late summer into early fall. When warm water and low flows slow the regular aquatic insect hatches, trout start looking elsewhere for calories. The good news is that ...

Here is a tip that will increase your success on the water. Once you understand it, everything about your fishing changes. Bass anglers—especially on the tournament scene—talk constantly about ...

this spring and early summer calls for big bugs that land with a splat. Because the major emergences are infrequent, cicada patterns may not be on every angler’s annual checklist of must-have flies.

The great thing about fly fishing, it's a year-round sport. Yes, you can sit at your desk and tie flies on a day too cold to stand in the river and call it fishing. Or you can visit the local fly shop ...

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Although the cool, clear water of the autumn freestone stream was somewhat slower than it had been at the end of May, standing a few feet out into the head of a long pool that was overshadowed by the ...