I have been asked many times, what is the best trout fly. My answer is, there isn’t an “all around best trout fly”. There are ...

It’s pretty addictive.” Carp love this hodge-podge version of a crawdad, according to angler Blake Jackson. (Dustin Bleizeffer/WyoFile) He clamps a stout, size-8 hook in the vise and wraps the shank ...

I have a new favorite nymph pattern that I have dubbed — pun intended — Dan’s Killer Rubber Leg Nymph. For those of you unfamiliar with fly tying terminology, dubbing ...

Orvis makes fly-tying kits with materials to create several common fly patterns that have been proven to fool fish. Choose large fly patterns (size #10 or #12) first, as they’re easier to complete.

When trout take the trailing soft hackle fly, strikes are often aggressive. Be ready. 2. Beadhead Soft Hackle Pheasant Tail A soft hackle adds dynamism to a tried-and-true nymph pattern. Orvis ...

This is a true story of the greatest and weirdest fly-fishing cast and catch I have ever seen. It happened back in 1996. No, it’s not me who made that catch. I am 75 years old and grew up fishing in ...

For example, he adds, the recipe for a fly called a number 12 rubber-leg, speckled double-bead stonefly nymph - which is a trout pattern - could be modified for a fly shop that wanted to use it ...

Tying the Hot Butt Caddis FlyBegin the pattern by placing the hook in the vise and starting the thread on the shank about one-third of the way back from the hook eye, using this point as a mark for ...

They’re known as patterns, and each pattern has a recipe, the hook, the thread, the feathers, the foam. In today’s tying industry, there’s hundreds of different materials that can be used to ...

The free event will be held from 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. at Harts Hill Inn in Whitesboro, and features 20-30 fantastic fly fishing folks showing off their favorite local patterns and tying techniques.