Using a nymph as a dropper with a dry fly makes all the sense in the world, and I’ve seen it recommended many times — and yet I’ve only tried it occasionally and half-heartedly. But after catching a ...

Tom Tardiff of Robinson shows that even on small lakes, trolling with a two-fly dropper line can lead to a “double your fun” moment when a pair of trout strike at once. Credit: Bill Graves At least 30 ...

For those of you who are new to the game or have been holed up in some dark, far-off place, I would like to introduce and recommend a very effective way to fish our rivers and streams here in the ...

The author holds a landlocked salmon caught on a nymph rig on the Rapid River. Credit: Courtesy of Robert Tourigny If you’re fishing Maine rivers right now, nymph rigs are the most effective way to ...

Fly fishing Area lakes are fishing well for fly fishermen. Bayley Lake, on the Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge, ...

Fly fishing experts share techniques for catching trout, bass, and crappie in Pennsylvania, including Euro nymphing and streamers.

, fast-shooting heads, fast-drying UV resin, and even pre-made wings, legs, and tails that let you whip up flies faster than ever. This might be why spun-hair bass bugs aren’t commonplace in fly boxes ...