Why tie a squirmy worm fly?
The squirmy worm is one of the most productive patterns there is. It belongs to an elite category of flies that just pull fish from wherever they’re hiding in a huge range of conditions. It’s not just the fact that…
Category Nymphing
What to Do When You’re Missing Fish
I’ve found that the days I miss the most fish are when they’re not all on the same feeding pattern. Times when they’re eating throughout the column and willing to move far and fast for food. Trout in these situations…
The Best Winter Flies and How to Fish Them
There’s a number of nuances that make winter fly fishing different from any other time of year. Most of these stem from just two main facts: the fish are cold, and food sources are both less abundant and smaller. Of…
Do You Need a Euro Nymphing Line?
If you’re looking at diving into the world of tight line tactics, this is probably one of the first questions you asked. At first glance this seems straightforward. If you’re going to Euro nymph, you need a Euro nymphing line…
How to Improve Casting Accuracy with a Euro Rig
You know when you’re on the water trying to place a cast right up the edge of a seam, and the fly keeps kicking to one side? No matter what you do the fly keeps missing the target, by a…
Three Tactics for Low Water Trout
Here in PA we have had a pretty brutal summer that’s been hard on a lot of our streams. Low water and high temps have been confining most of my fishing to mornings and evenings on just a few local…