Brad Trumbo dead-drifting a caddis for rainbows on the Tucannon River, Washington. If you’re a fly-fisherman, think back on your first trout on the fly. Can you remember it? Turns out I cannot, but I ...

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The caddis hatch – an eagerly awaited event for this angler if only so she can tie on a fly that she can actually see – has begun in earnest on the Colorado and lower Roaring Fork rivers.A dry caddis ...

A football coach, an author and a “riverkeeper” walk into a fly shop one autumn afternoon. What do they walk out with? If you’re waiting for a punch line, relax; fall fly fishing is no joke to these ...

I’m not suggesting you drift a pair of dry flies through fast water or stained water. The double dry rig works best when fishing slow, clear water that offers the potential for rising fish – if you ...

Crawling along the world’s river bottoms, the larvae of the caddis fly suffer a perpetual housing crisis. To protect themselves from predators, they gather up sand grains and other sediment and paste ...

LIVINGSTON — May is a month when trout gorge. Following a long winter of fairly skimpy food, the emergence of the prolific Mother's Day caddis provides an opportunity for gluttony. Fly anglers rejoice ...

What flies are working? This is the question that you hear most on the stream, talking to other anglers and definitely in every fly shop. The answer is not an easy one, as it changes month to month, ...