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Trout Fishing

How to Correctly Size Your Flies

A few weeks ago, I was out fishing with two friends when we got into a great blue-winged olive hatch. There were bugs everywhere,...

5 tips: How to Catch Trophy Trout

Trophy trout hunting has undoubtedly gained notoriety in fly fishing due to social media. Everybody wants to have a rad picture shared across the...

Restoring Westslope Cutthroat in Yellowstone

Many anglers are familiar with Yellowstone's native trout—the Yellowstone cutthroat. But fewer anglers are aware that Westslope cutthroat are native to the park, in...

The Drift: Spring Fly Fishing Sucks

My dad always talked about the pre-runoff fishing being "incredible," particularly out on the creek that flowed through the ghost town about 45 minutes...
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Fishing Tips: Essential Fly Fishing Tools

Check out this video from Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing to get the lowdown on the tools you need on the water. These are...

The Drift: My Biggest Dry Fly Mistake

A few weeks ago, I fished my first good dry fly hatch of the year. Small blue-winged olives were coming off in enough numbers...

5 Hatches To Fish Before You Die

There are few things more rewarding than seeing a fish take your dry fly as it skates across the surface of the water. Laying...

Why Do Trout Eat Purple Flies?

Fly fishermen preach, "match the hatch"—the process of exactly mimicking natural insects to fool a trout. With an endless amount of fly tying materials...