The writer shows off a Venango County, Pa., trout that was attracted to an “Iron Mike” fly. (Photos by Jerry Bush) ...

It’s a classic pattern that’s earned its spot in my fly box time and time again. The Clouser Minnow is like the Swiss Army knife of flies for smallmouth bass—it does it all. In chartreuse ...

In fly fishing, a nymph is both an aquatic insect in its larval stage and any fly pattern that mimics it. The three main categories of insects that trout gobble from coast to coast are mayflies ...

You can use the base pattern of an Adams fly to tie a very common fly in the spring called the Blue-Winged Olive, which ...

On such days, these are the nymph patterns that I like to have in my fly box. If you find yourself predominantly fishing fast water, tie on a Perdigon. Its tungsten bead gives it the necessary ...

When I fish a trout river that’s new to me, I often stop into a local fly shop to pick up a few dry flies. Every river has its own special patterns, and I’m a sucker for these. I thought it ...

On such days, these are the nymph patterns that I like to have in my fly box. In fast water, slow water, or still water, hatch or no hatch, a Hare’s Ear is a good option. It imitates almost ...