The Walt’s Worm is one of the simplest and most effective nymphs ever created. It’s buggy, suggestive, fast to tie, and deadly in nearly every river system. This version sits halfway between a classic Walt’s and a Sexy Walt’s—with…
In competitive fly fishing, anglers aren’t free to fish whatever rigs and tactics they like. There is a set of rules, put together by the international governing body of competitive fly fishing, FIPS Mouche, they must follow. These rules dictate…
For Pennsylvania’s brown trout, fall means one thing — the spawn. It kicks off around Halloween and peaks through November, when the year’s biggest fish move into the shallows. We get fish on some rivers trying to get it going…
There’s pretty much no topic in fly fishing more polarizing than euro nymphing. You see arguments about it on social media, hear them in the fly shop, and might even catch some side-eyed glances if you’re doing it on the…
When it comes to Euro nymphing, lighter often means better. Light leaders sag less, which improves your drifts. Light tippets reduce surface drag and sink flies faster. Lighter flies drift more naturally, convincing even the toughest fish to eat. The…
Competitive fly fishing is a tiny segment of fly fishing as a whole, but has had a massive impact on the industry and the popular techniques in use today. While few anglers have ever witnessed a fly fishing competition—and even…
Why do Micro Leaders Stick, and How does Wrapping Help? Micro leaders are great solutions to a lot of euro nymphing problems, but as you go thinner and thinner, new issues start to emerge. One of the most frustrating aspects…
The Micro Loop I was a long time holdout when it came to switching to a micro leader system. I wasn’t a fan of the lack of versatility, but I couldn’t argue the effectiveness for nymphing. When I finally switched…
I’ve read a lot of fly fishing books. In fact, at this point, I’ve read just about every relevant instructional book on the subject. I’ve learned something from each one, but a few stand out as truly exceptional. The books…
Winter is a special time for the anglers that fish it. The fish are fat, opportunistic, and predictable. Whether it’s a trout, musky, pike, or any other fish in the colder months, it’s bound to have a winter routine that’s…
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