Its time to kick off part 3 of our Euro nymphing series with an in depth look at euro nymphing leaders. The first thing you need to do when approaching the topic of Euro leaders is mentally place them in...
Orvis Helios 3 Blackout Outfit – Photo Credit: Orvis Travel with me for a moment back to the year 1997. I’m behind the wheel of my 1981 Buick Century Station Wagon on the line next to my buddy in his...
Photo Credit: Niklas Dahlin Over the last several years I’ve begun hearing variations of this story more and more often as excited anglers come into the shop. It usually goes something like this, “I was watching this gal/guy fishing...
Dear Sage, I’m sorry but we need to break up, and to be frank, it’s not me, it’s you. Before you get all weepy and defensive, please hear me out. I’ve thought long and hard about this and it...
Following up on our last article breaking down the mayfly hatch into Go-To fly patterns, we are leaving the nymph heavy breakfast and lunch menu (making up 80% of the mayfly meal), and move now into the dinner course comprised...
The insect order Ephemeroptera, better known to the fly fisher as Mayflies, is one of the most abundant and important food sources for trout across the Northern Hemisphere. The importance of this family through its various life stages is reflected...
Photo Credit: Mark Jessop of Trout Fin Studios Marked by showers of golden-orange Aspen leaves and crisp mornings, the summer has passed into fall and with-it trout fishing has entered one of its peak seasons. Invigorated by water temperatures dropping...
Photo credit: Mark Jessop of Trout Fin Studios The snow started falling in the High Rockies early this year and with the shift in weather many anglers began packing up their fly rods and dusting off their skis. For many...
As the sport of fly fishing explodes in popularity and tens of thousands of new anglers look to wet a line, the question that the fly fishing community needs to answer is “How do we equitably, and sustainably share the...
