Laying the Smack Down

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Sometimes you just have to lay the smack down on the water with your terrestrial fly patterns during the summer months to entice fish to eat. This trophy rainbow trout turned on our flies repeated times only to veer off at the last second. I changed...



The Trifecta For Fishing Solitude

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By Kent Klewein It seems like every year it gets harder and harder for me to find complete solitude on the river. Solitude is not a necessity for me by any means, but when I'm blessed with it, I find it does wonders for purifying my soul...



Top Ten terrestrial patterns

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By Johnny Spillane THERE'S NOTHING BETTER THAN FISHING TERRESTRIALS! I know Kent was just gushing over his love for terrestrial fishing a few weeks back so we thought we would do a second installment of top ten flies. This week we are going to pick our top...



6 Easy Tips to Help Fly Anglers Catch Educated Trout

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Back in 2012, I wrote an article titled "The Best Way to Improve Your Trout Game" which talked about how beneficial it was for fly fishermen to not shy away from fishing technical trout water. And that the increased challenges of such water was one...



The Flies Of Our Fathers

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I RECENTLY VISITED MY HOME TOWN IN VIRGINIA FOR A FUNERAL. Although the occasion was a sad one it was the largest gathering of my family in some time and as you would expect there was a good deal of nostalgia and sharing of family stories....