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The CDC Blood Midge
MIDGE PATTERNS CAN BE REMARKABLY EFFECTIVE FOR TROUT. Depending on how you count them there could be over a thousand species of midge. That's a lot of choices for the discerning trout. There are almost as many choices for the angler and a midge obsession can...
A Closer Look / The Northern Pike
LET'S TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT A FISH THAT, IN MY OPINION, IS UNDER RATED. The pike may be surly and aggressive but who says a brute can't be beautiful. I'll let this pike speak for himself....
Choosing Flies for Tandem Nymph Rigs
Today’s article is intended for beginner and intermediate fly anglers that struggle with choosing what fly patterns to tie on when they’re fishing a tandem nymph rig. Most of our fly boxes are stocked with dozens of different fly patterns. It can be difficult at...
Gary Merriman Ties The Tarpon Toad
I'VE KNOWN GARY MERRIMAN FOR OVER TWENTY YEARS AND ONLY FOUND OUT ABOUT A YEAR AGO THAT HE WAS THE CREATOR OF THE TARPON TOAD. The Toad is a great pattern and almost anyone who has fished for tarpon has tied one on at some point....
12 Tiny Nymphs that Always Seem to Get the Job Done
12 Tiny go-to flies for when trout fishing gets tough. I used to shy away from fishing tiny nymphs during my rookie years of fly fishing. Particularly those size 20-26 midge patterns. Those intimidated me especially. When I used to look at those flies in the...