Today we're out on the snowy shorelines targeting Steelhead, bottom bouncing with an artificial egg and yarn fly. I'm in the ...

The hot butt caddis soft hackle fly gives them that target with a bright wrap of wire simulating the eggs about to be dropped by the females of the species in the water and tying it up is a breeze.

I make it a practice to always carry a few mouse patterns in my fly box when fishing for trout. You don’t need an entire box dedicated to mouse flies, but keep a couple ready—you might just ...

The Hare's Ear Soft Hackle is a wet fly. It more resembles a dry fly than a nymph, but it is intended to be fished subsurface. The soft hackle fibers create lifelike movement in the water ...

The Year of the Coho keeps going on southern Lake Michigan and summer patterns hold on inland waters to lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

West Kootenay anglers are getting back on the water as spring fishing heats up on the Columbia River and Kootenay Lake. Columbia River: Anglers have had a hard time not hooking fish on the Columbia of ...

“We’re just a bunch of guys that like to talk fly fishing,” said one of Lester’s friends, Tim Field. Their crew is joined by “Soft Hackle” Mark Fischer, Bill Looser and occasionally the establishment ...

The feeling in the early-morning air reflects the onset of autumn. A tinge of color tickles at the leaves across the mountain. The river displays a deep, contemplative tone — another sign of fall. The ...

Founded in 1959, the membership group Trout Unlimited has changed the culture of fly-fishing and mobilized members to support conservation. Could its approach work for other social problems?