Discover why smallmouth bass fishing beats trout fishing during hot Adirondack summers. Learn the best waters, tackle, and ...

A custom creation Jackson has been perfecting. It shares the characteristics of a damselfly and dragonfly larva. “It looks ...

Sulphurs or even a caddis fly or they could be kept as a general imitation and fished as a type of attractor pattern. The versatility in how the flies are tied can also allow the fly angler to imitate ...

Check any fly fisherman’s fly box and it’s likely you will find a bit of Troth’s legacy. In 1957, Troth designed one of the most definitive dry-fly patterns of all time – the elk hair caddis.

Entering and flying a proper traffic pattern is a critical skill for any pilot, especially when you’re traveling at 120 miles per hour toward an airport. Traffic patterns can be tricky, but with ...

Tying the Hot Butt Caddis FlyBegin the pattern by placing the hook in the vise and starting the thread on the shank about one-third of the way back from the hook eye, using this point as a mark for ...

This is a caddis fly that has made its case out of mostly little wooden bits. When I was a little girl, I loved dinking around in the streams and in the forests.

These are the nymph patterns to use when fly fishing for trout.

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.

Don't let a lack of knowledge stop you. These flies consistently catch trout, no matter the hatch or your fly fishing skill level.

Soft hackles have been catching fish since the invention of fly fishing. Here's how to fish a soft hackle fly, plus 6 killer patterns.