If you find yourself stumped by picky trout with any regularity, it’s probably time for you to learn how to fish a soft hackle fly. These time-tested patterns are characterized by their wispy, “buggy” ...

A few months ago, I wrote two articles on Presentation—the skill of putting a fly in front of a fish in a way that makes it eat. This article sits in the same wheelhouse, but from a different angle.

FAIRBANKS — I hear this a lot. Fish actually eat mice? The answer is yes. From pike and trout to even grayling, fish love a mouse steak dinner. The Alaska Department of Fish has done studies on trout ...

Preparation and strategy in sports—whether football, basketball, or tennis—can improve your fly fishing skills and lead to more caught fish. Here are five lessons from football that transformed my ...

The wedged head of a Drunk & Disorderly creates an action that puts trout in kill mode. (Photo: Joe Cermele) The first time I ever fished a Drunk & Disorderly, I hated the fly. A friend had given the ...

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