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Your Go-To Fly Patterns for Smallmouth Bass

If you haven’t tried chasing smallmouth bass with a fly rod, you’re in for a treat. These fish are the perfect mix of power ...
If you find yourself stumped by picky trout with any regularity, it’s probably time for you to learn how to fish a soft hackle fly. These time-tested patterns are characterized by their wispy, “buggy” ...
I like to fish dry flies. It’s not that I dislike nymph fishing, but there’s something truly special about watching a trout rise to your fly. There are, however, times when fishing dry flies simply ...
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It’s never too early to prepare your winter fly box. Here are some of our don’t-leave-home-without fly patterns for the coming season: Akin to Charlie Craven’s Two-Bit Hooker, this Dream Cast pattern ...
In preparation for a sacred day in the lives of many Northern Michigan outdoors people — that being opening day of trout season on April 28 — I asked several local fly fishing fanatics what six flies ...
For most people, fall means football. For John Rodriguez of Salem fall means fly fishing. Rodriguez is known as "Mr. Bugology" for his mini match-the-hatch clinics that serve as a preamble to Santiam ...
The second half of hurricane season is here and there have already been 16 named storms to keep hurricane hunters busy. But have you ever noticed hurricane hunters’ flight patterns shown by ...
WINNECONNE - Wisconsin has a long, rich heritage in fly tying. The Weber Tackle Company of Stevens Point was established in 1888 and for most of the next century was a leading national purveyor of fly ...