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How to Catch Early Winter Trout

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Ask MidCurrent: Is Fishing Light Tippet Unethical?

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To Catch a Predator

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Ask MidCurrent: Is Euro-Nymphing a Cheat Code?

Question: I picked up Euro-nymphing last fall and now I'm catching way more fish than I ever did. Don't get me...

Ins and Outs of Trout Spey

As an avid steelhead angler, I love swinging flies on a Spey rod. The calm serenity of the casting, the hypnotic rhythm...

Ask MidCurrent: Overthinking Match the Hatch

Question: Last week during a solid BWO hatch, I was going nuts switching between different shades and sizes while the...

Fellowship of the Ring: How and When to use Tippet Rings

Every one of us wishes for the occasional “easy button.” That small or big thing that acts as a sort of cheat code...

Skinny Dippin': How to Nymph in Shallow Water

No matter how, where, or when you like to trout fish, nymphing is almost always the most productive method. You’re...

Ask MidCurrent: Barbed vs Barbless Hooks Round 2

Question: Some of us don't think you answered the question. So barbed or barbless—which hook style is better for the...

Ask MidCurrent: Are Barbless Hooks Pointless?

Question: I've gone to mostly barbless flies and my lost-fish rate has rocketed because of it. Now I'm hearing that...

Ask MidCurrent: Legend of the Woolly Bugger

Question: Who invented the Woolly Bugger? What is it supposed to be? ~ Charles B. Answer: Before we get to who invented...