Category Archives: Trout Fishing
Top 10 Trout Flies For The American West
I HAD A CLIENT COME INTO THE STORE THE OTHER DAY ASKING ME TO SET HIM UP WITH THE BEST PATTERNS FOR FISHING THE WEST. He was planning on traveling around Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and Montana this summer and his goal was to put together a...
Small Stream Casting
By Jason Tucker Of all the challenges to small stream fishing (access, obstacles, wary fish, biting insects, hillbillies) casting must rank as the most frustrating aspect of small-stream fishing. I have coined several swear words you have never heard casting in small streams. It is that frustrating....
What Does The Trout See?
DID YOU EVER WONDER WHY FISH EAT BRIGHT PINK WORM PATTERNS, OR THINGAMABOBBERS FOR THAT MATTER? Ever watch a trout refuse your dry fly and wonder what he saw that he didn't like? A trout's eye serves the same purpose as ours but it functions in...
Learn How To Row, Row, Row A Drift Boat!
I have to say, I’m a little embarrassed to admit that I have zero experience behind the sticks of a drift boat. NOPE. ZERO. NADA. NONE. It’s been nineteen years since I picked up my first fly rod and laid out an ugly cast across...
Don’t Get Stuck in a Fly Fishing Rut
I see this simple mistake keep anglers from catching fish with startling regularity. I was invited on a float trip recently and witnessed a remarkably common pattern, which may have greatly limited the number of fish brought to the boat. My fishing partner and I were...