Those conventional bass guys have a lot of knowledge and skill. Paying attention to how they catch bass can pay dividends for fly anglers.

Conditions for an early beginning to the summer’s dry fly fishing are here. Due to the heat in early June, flows on rivers ...

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One of my favorite soft-hackle flies is the Half-Cocked Soft Hackle, an easy-to-tie pattern that uses feathers from ... Half-Cocked Soft Hackle. Hook: #12 - #18 wet-fly hook, such as a TMC 3769 ...

Matt McGinnis, a guide and outfitting manager for Missoula's Grizzly Hackle fly shop and grand-nephew of Frank McGinnis, has devised a distinctive streamer pattern called the "McGinnis Extra Stout." ...

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.

FLY FISHING — Brandon Bichrest, ... He reported landing a few nice salmon around 21 inches and suggested using tiny midge patterns. As Brandon chatted with the angler, ... and I tied on a soft hackle ...

The Hare's Ear Soft Hackle is also versatile. It can be dead-drifted under an indicator, swung through riffles, or stripped in like a streamer. This fly catches fish—just ask any guide.

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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 ...