The twitchy weather pattern over the next few weeks is a reminder that January is not the best month for fishing and a cue that the ...

Learn to tie the Kaufman Stone, a proven stonefly nymph pattern created by Pacific Northwest fly tier Randall Kaufman in 1973 ...

James Payne and I covered fly tying last week but neither of us actually went through the process of tying. I will try to ...

The Susquehanna Chapter of Trout Unlimited is pleased to announce it will be offering a beginner’s fly tying course on Tuesday evenings, beginning on Jan. 20, 2026 and running through Feb. 24, 2026.

The 5B Anglers November fly-tying workshop, one of a series of fly-tying workshops offered this winter at Hailey Town Center ...

Small ponds will be ice-fishing magnets for panfish, and bluegills and crappie should be biting on small jigs and maggots.

As winter creeps in it often means a drop in opportunity for fly fishermen. That depends on where you live, of course, but for many of us, river time becomes vise time. If you’re new to fly tying, ...

These narrow creeks look way too small to hold anything serious… until the first smallmouth crushes the lure. Every cast feels like a surprise attack waiting to happen. The fish fight way harder than ...

It’s rare that a single fly pattern can work every day and in every situation on a western trout stream, but I’d argue that Rim Chung’s RS2 Emerger comes pretty darn close. Rim’s personally tied RS2s ...

I went exploring a small Ohio tributary and found smallmouth bass that punch way above their size. The clear water lets you watch every chase, every strike, and every fish bulldog its way back into ...

It’s never too early to prepare your winter fly box. Here are some of our don’t-leave-home-without fly patterns for the coming season: Akin to Charlie Craven’s Two-Bit Hooker, this Dream Cast pattern ...