, 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 ...

The Humpy dry fly catches mountain trout from the Sierras to the Rockies. Learn its history, tying techniques and popular variations like the Royal Humpy.

Western rivers boast an abundance of caddisflies that come in a variety of colors. The Goodard Caddis is a pattern that can be adapted with color choices to cover most options. The shape that s carved ...

AS A KID growing up in Athens, Alabama, Brandon Bailes used to spend a lot of time in his grandfather’s woodshop. His grandpa would cut a block of cedar for Bailes, then sketch something on it—the ...