Experts

Bob Quigley was one of the most influential fly tiers of his generation. While he passed in 2012, his innovations in fly tying live on, and continue to influence fly design today. In a 2013 Fly Fisherman Magazine article, Charlie Craven had this to say about Quigley: "(he) changed the shape of technical dry-fly fishing. That's an impressive sentence and an...

In the most recent episode of the Orvis podcast, Tom Rosenbauer sat down with Mike Tayloe to talk about preparing for medical emergencies when out fly fishing. Tayloe is an EMT, fishing guide, and wilderness medicine trainer, so he has a wealth of experience to draw from. In addition to his experience, Tayloe also trained Orvis-endorsed guides and lodges...

Streamer fishing is something I enjoy immensely, but I'm also guilty of not getting as much out of it as I could. I find myself settling into predictable rhythms, retrieves, and going back to my tried-and-true patterns. So, when I read this recent piece from Dom Swentosky over at Troutbitten, I was reminded of how much I leave on the table while streamer...

In the most recent episode of Anchored, April Vokey interviews Omeko "Meko" Glinton, a renowned Bahamian fly-fishing guide with more than 20 years of experience under his belt. He was also featured in the 2024 film Meko, which looks at the impact of climate change on the livelihoods of fishing guides in the Bahamas. (See the trailer below.) April and Meko...

Years ago, back when I still lived in Utah, I spent a lot of time on the Lower Provo River. In the summer, it's crowded with anglers and recreational tubers alike. The flows are high, and the fish have a reputation for ignoring hatches and eating nymphs more than the average trout. Come winter, the flows drop, the crowds thin, and most folks who brave the...

How often do you head to the same spot on your favorite river, and bypass all the water before or after it? I'm as guilty of this as anyone (probably more so). Once I've found a section that I enjoy, I tend to fish it to death, and ignore a lot of the less-obvious water within that portion of the river. I ignore the marginal water, or as Dom Swentosky...

In this recent episode of the Articulate Fly podcast, host Marvin Cash sat down with Austin Conrad to talk all about fly fishing for bass and musky in Virginia. Austin is co-owner of Virginia Trophy Guides, and he has a wealth of experience to draw from as he educates anglers in this episode. I personally enjoyed how he highlights the year-round fishing...

I've never caught a 24-inch brown trout on a fly. I've put a few 23-inch fish in the net, and more than a handful of 20-inchers. But I have yet to cross the 2-foot mark with salmo trutta, even though I'm surrounded by tailwaters supposedly full of fish near 25 inches. I reckon a lot of anglers fall into that same situation, which is why this recent story...

I was speaking with some beginner fly anglers recently, and one of the questions I heard was about how to retrieve a streamer. "There's not really a right or wrong way," I replied. "You just have to figure out what the fish want." In my experience, that's been largely true. Dom Swentosky, over at Troutbitten, has a slightly different take, however. I think...

Who couldn't use some help with their cast? Even the best anglers I know are always willing to look at ways to improve. And if you're like me—avid but decidedly average—you're happy to get all the help you can, especially with casting. Mac Brown has a five-second casting fix, over in Fly Fisherman Magazine, that'll make a big difference in how well...