Robert Williamson . Searching with a dry-fly pattern. Most caddisflies will start to hatch mid-May, continue throughout the summer and end in Autumn with the October Caddis hatch.

W hen I fish a trout river that’s new to me, I often stop into a local fly shop to pick up a few dry flies. Every river has ...

Gallentine fishes a dry fly pattern like the dark-bodied elk hair caddis. Sometimes he'll tie a nymph like a pheasant tail or beadhead prince to the back of the dry fly, known as a dropper.

When nymphing prior to the hatch, look to stonefly nymphs fished as your point fly trailed by various size 16-18 caddis larva and pupa patterns as droppers. Smaller attractor patterns such as princes, ...

BASALT – Caddis, caddis, caddis. That’s the talk of the town for anglers throughout the Roaring Fork Valley right now. There’s no doubt that the single biggest benefit of a low-water year is the ...

This pattern can be skated or skittered across the water to replicate the natural movements of this mothy bug. The elk hair caddis is also a pretty easy fly for beginner fly tyers to create. X2 caddis ...

Reading glasses have become essential in my fly fishing life. From tying flies at home, tying knots on the river, to editing photos, or ending the day with a good book.

Elk Hair Caddis. If you see caddis coming off the water, you’ll never go wrong with an Elk Hair pattern. Super buoyant and easy to see, it’s a ton of fun to fish. It rides high in fast-moving ...

All that said, the utility of the soft hackled fly is still somehow often overlooked. These six classic soft hackle fly patterns belong in every fly angler’s box. 6 Go-To Soft Hackle Fly Patterns 1.

While there were other caddis patterns on the market at the time, Troth’s was much more effective for Western waters. Tollett, who has been operating Frontier Anglers Fly Shop in Dillon since ...

Popper flies are fun and effective fly patterns. Learn which style of these surface patterns will get the job done on your home waters. Print Subscription-$35 for the Best Field & Stream Stories ...