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Knowing the stages of development in a bug’s life is a critical component to successful fly fishing. Deciphering the hatch on a river is a challenging game. Larva, pupa or adult stages have been ...

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 ...

The No. 1 dry fly pattern for the March Brown hatch is the Trina’s Carnage Drake March Brown (14). A good dry fly tactic is to fish a tandem rig using a larger spotter dry fly along with a smaller dry ...

Big stonefly nymphs trailed by little beadhead copper johns, prince nymphs and pheasant tails are a good tactic. PMDs, caddis and little yellow sallies are working in the afternoons. - Jim McCall, ...