Irresistible Adams — There are a multitude of Adams-style dry flies, and the Irresistible is the answer during rising river levels. The tightly packed and trimmed deer hair body gives this fly the ...

Every year, there’s a period of about six weeks between late April and early June when people will tell you trout rivers are unfishable. Don’t listen to them. It’s true that as temperatures warm, snow ...

Spring break travelers have spread across the country. Each one seeking scenery and activities that hold something different. For years, spring has been a time for fly-fishing trips for me. Whether it ...

I had to choose between a warm bed and sleeping in, or a cold and wet day on the river. Short of lightning, here's why you should always choose the river. I had a choice to make. Go out in cold, ...

"Spring anglers often spend a lot of time thinking about fly selection, but line choice can matter just as much — sometimes more." ...

Fly fishing during the spring runoff can be intimidating. Sure, high, off-color rivers can be confusing and hard to read, but fish are still biting in these conditions. Plus, you might even have the ...

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I had a choice to make. Go out in cold, miserable weather to fish for steelhead, or continue lying in a warm bed in my hotel room. It was early spring in Grand Rapids. When I booked the trip, I ...