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What’s your favorite fly-fishing innovation?
I was rummaging through some of my grandfather’s old fishing tackle the other day, and it got me thinking about how technology has changed the sport of fly fishing. Sure, some of the basics remain the same as they were generations ago, which is why many of us love the sport in the first place.…
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Trout Tips: The ‘worm’
We've all grown out of fishing with worms, right? Well, maybe we shouldn't have, especially when this time of year rolls around and runoff strikes, sending a winter's worth of snow down our rivers in a murky torrent. When high water hits and scours riverbanks, worms that dwell in the earth often find themselves waterborne,…
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Voices from the River: If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em
The author has waived the white flag. The dandelions win. By Chris Hunt As I shoved the back of my fishing rig full with the last of the gear the other day, I had that ominous feeling that I was being watched. I turned around quickly, only to see my neighbor disappearing into his garage,…
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Fly tying: McKenna’s Rumble Bug
Sometimes, flies just work, and there's no real explanation as to why. Take the Royal Coachman, for instance. It doesn't imitate any one hatching insect, yet with its peacock herl body broken by red floss, it seems to work often enough that trout recognize it as food. I think the same thing can be said…
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Sponsor a native trout in the Race up Rock Creek
Every spring, fluvial cutthroat congregate in healthy tributaries of the Clark Fork River to begin their long journey up the stream to spawn – with some fish known to swim more than 100 miles in several weeks. The lengthening daylight, rising water levels and warming water temperatures trigger the upstream cutthroat migration for spawning. Before…
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Video spotlight: Catch and Cook Fresh Fish
When I was a kid, the idea of catch-and-release fishing was simply foolish. Why put a perfectly good dinner back in the river? And, of course, I and my brothers and cousins were encouraged by our grandfathers to harvest our limit—fresh trout fried up on the grill back at camp was part of the experience.…
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Fly tying: The pinch wrap
Sometimes, we take the little things for granted. As a long-time (but hardly accomplished) fly tier, I've incorporated a few of the basic tying tactics into just about every fly I produce at the vise. Video of How to do a Pinch WrapAs you'll see above in this great little Orvis video, Tim Flagler demonstrates…
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