Two-fly nymph rigs and dry dropper rigs can be found on every trout river in America – if you want to try something a little less mainstream, break out the double dry rig. I know – trout do more than ...

Inspired by the Alabama Rig’s success, an angler creates a fly fishing version to target bass with incredible results. It was only a matter of time before a fly angler brought the Alabama Rig of ...

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 ...

Use more bait, catch more trout. That's not an axiom you would read in a glossy fly-fishing magazine, but it holds true. There just are more subtle ways to describe what is a centuries-old technique; ...

Friends often give me fly rods, and they -- the fly rods and the friends -- all have a special place in my heart. My favorite is a 6-weight Cabelas RLS fly fishing rig given to me years ago by Chuck ...

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Want to pick up fly fishing? Rig up and head out this May for spawning bluegills in Northern Michigan. May is a month of bounty. Asparagus is shooting up, flowers are blooming and morels are hiding ...