I love to take my wife, Chris, fishing. I really do, even though she out-fishes me most of the time. She’s won just about everything there was to win in Bass’n Gal competition, 10x Angler of the Year…
As the days get shorter and the nights longer, waters begin to cool down. One secret to enjoying productive winter fishing is to get in the tailraces below dams. This tactic works all across the…
“Merry Christmas! Happy New Year! By the way, could I please have your Christmas tree?”
Christmas trees make great habitat for many species of fish, and besides, why let them go to waste after…
We all are guilty of overlooking a cove or inlet when we are blasting down the river or lake trying to get to what we think will be a honey hole with tons of bass. I have been guilty of this more…
It’s winter here in Colorado, and soft-water fishing is over for the most part. Sure, you can find a lake that’s ice-free, but why fight it? Most people are concentrating on trout during this time of…
When my mind drifts back to memorable hatches I've fished, none can compare with the tiny Blue-Winged Olive or Baetis mayflies. There were days when the Olives emerged so heartily that trout fishing…
When the hard water finally sets in, anglers everywhere will be converging on its frozen surface to drill their way through to the fish below. Show up without an ice auger, however and your chances…
A fly tying how-to guide with step by step instructions.
Found on streams throughout the United States, the Blue-winged Olive (BWO) mayfly is a staple food source on which trout rely year round. If…
While the title carried a play on words, it was barely a suggestion of the fun and finesse that accompanied the hunt for redfish and other gamesters I had with Captain Willy Le of Native Fly Charters…
I love to fish. Everyone knows that, I am sure, but the only times anyone sees me fishing is in the daytime! In essence, one of my favorite times to fish is at night. I just love it! I really can’t…
For a fly angler living in the north, winter is a time to prepare for the season ahead. There are fly boxes to fill, rods and reels to assess, lines to clean, waders to patch, vests to launder and…
Every new fly angler progresses through a learning curve. First, they acquire the gear; then they learn how to use it – often under the tutelage of a well-meaning mentor.
Typically, we teach them…
