There’s no denying that tightline/Euronymphing is an incredibly effective method of putting trout in your net. It’s almost hard to believe until you see for yourself just how effective it is. People aren’t exaggerating when they talk about how their catch rate tripled after learning this technique. Fly patterns that never caught fish for
Walt Randall: A Time to Re-Remember, Again
A note from our guest blogger, Walt Randall: “This is a work of fiction. Any semblance between characters and real persons is purely coincidental.” “What are you going to do, Tiff?,” asked “quirky best friend” Barbie. “I don’t know. Ever since striking out on my own here in Chicago, I’ve gotten exactly ZERO interior design
Best Fly Fishing Gifts (2022)
I hope everyone has great Thanksgiving plans! This is our annual holiday gift guide. The blog team has pulled together items that we think have been particularly awesome. Some are old items, but most are new to our list. Feel free to forward to friends and family! As you know, we donate 100% of our
Sparkle Caddis Emerger: A New (Old) Standby
The Sparkle Caddis Emerger is far from a new fly. Developed around 1974 by Gary Lafontaine, it’s a pattern that has been fished successfully in hundreds of waters around the world. Yet despite its effectiveness, it is often ignored in favor of “sexier” bugs. For years, a couple of gaudy Sparkle Caddis Emergers sat dormant