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Post-Spawn Bass on the Fly: What They Eat & When

Post-spawn largemouth bass feed in three distinct windows...

Alaska Salmon Flies on a Budget: 12 Patterns Under $30

Twelve patterns cover every fly-reasonable salmon situation...

Spring Steelhead Swing Flies: What to Fish in May

Spring doesn't empty the egg box. It resizes it. The...

EP Bunker Fly: Best Striped Bass Pattern for Menhaden

EP Peanut Butter Fly The EP Bunker fly is the strongest...

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Palolo Worm Hatch: How to Fish the Florida Keys Tarpon Event

Palolo Worm Pattern The Florida Keys palolo worm hatch is an annual late-May to early-June spawning event in which...

Caddis Dry Flies: Three Patterns for May Hatches

Fly fishing on the Madison River, Yellowstone Park | photo by goodluz Three caddis dry fly patterns — Elk Hair...

When Is the Mother's Day Caddis Hatch? A Western River Guide

Mother's Day caddis (Brachycentrus occidentalis) cover a paddle on the Yellowstone River in early May | photo from...

CDC Spent Fly Tying Tutorial

The CDC Spent imitates an adult mayfly that has mated, fallen to the surface, and died with its wings outstretched flat...

A Simple BWO

An iconic fly Materials ListHook: Core 1190 size 16 Thread: TheFlySmith 12/0 olive Tail and Hackle: Magpie materials...

Why Your Flies Won't Turn Over: Fly Tying Skill Builder

If you target carp or other incredibly spooky fish, you know that presentation is everything. You need your fly to ride...

Posh Monkey Flytying Tutorial

Simple, high contrast, and deadly in clear water, this pattern has become a go-to choice for targeting big steelhead...

Tying the Partridge Caddis

I found this in Dick Stewart and Farrow Allen's "Flies for Trout" published in 1993. It's a fairly typical caddis dry...