More of an exact imitation than the Near-Nuff, Hada’s Creek Crawler is a newer pattern that works well on smallmouth and largemouth bass in rivers and lakes. The epoxy-coated body helps it sink faster ...

The white miller dry-fly is used to imitate the classic, all-white flies found during the fading sunset in the late summer.

Although they look like wasps, clearwing moths are completely harmless and cannot sting. The wasp beetle takes mimicry to a ...

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Learning fly fishing flies identification is an essential skill for any angler who wants to match the hatch, present the right profile, and increase hook-ups on the water. Whether you are a beginner ...

This is a great time of year to fly fish, as our waterways have come alive with all types of insects and bait fish on salt and freshwater. “Fly fishing in the Wood River for trout has been very good ...

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Learning how to catch more fish is as much about observation and adaptation as it is about gear and technique. For fly anglers, improving catch rates means refining presentation, understanding fish ...

Fish a soft hackle fly by swinging it down-and-across through runs, dead-drifting it in a tandem nymph rig, stripping it like a streamer, or greasing it up to fish the surface film. The pattern's real ...

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Emergers and nymphs are often lumped together because they’re both fished subsurface, and they both imitate aquatic insects in pre-adult life stages. Some nymphs and emergers may look similar, but ...

A dry dropper is a two-fly rig that combines a dry fly and either a nymph or emerger, allowing you to fish on the surface and subsurface at the same time. If you’re fishing shallow water but not ...