The bite on the Beaverhead River has been consistent as we enter the cranefly and hopper season. Anglers are experiencing excellent trout fishing in the morning and late afternoons. As the season ...

It’s a random morning in mid-August. You pour your first cup of coffee, glance at your phone and step outside to let the dog out. Then it hits you. The undeniable freshness that tells you autumn is ...

I'm just back from vacation and had a great time, but it is always good to be home. On the last several rivers I fished while on vacation, I saw lots of grasshoppers. They were very large and the fish ...

Last week, I offered some suggestions on assembling a basic assortment of nymph patterns for early-season trout in our region. This week, I’ll present a similar discussion targeting dry-fly patterns.

Prime hopper season runs from late summer into early fall. When warm water and low flows slow the regular aquatic insect hatches, trout start looking elsewhere for calories. The good news is that ...

Enjoy spectacular fly fishing and scenery with Ladin and Steve as they fly-fish the Ruby River Montana in the summer. They use nymphs, streamers, and dry fly hopper patterns to catch and release Brown ...

If you’ve prowled any fly shops recently, you’ve noticed a growing number of bins holding terrestrial patterns. It’s like they are reproducing and mutating, morphing into strange and garish ...

Grasshoppers are a standard in a fish's diet. I have seen the wind blow hoppers off stream-side vegetation into the water and send the fish intoan absolute feeding frenzy. Normally this frenzy does ...

The ultimate fly box for dry fly purists with strong construction and numerous compartments. It holds any size fly without damaging hackles. From the creators of the original silicone insert fly box, ...

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