Hatch" is a collection of anything fly fishing, human interest, and sometimes from left field. It will be short, sweet, ...

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 ...

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 ...

These time-tested patterns are characterized by their wispy ... they’re as old as fly fishing itself. Soft hackle flies are designed to imitate a number of insects at any given time, so ...

Make room in your fly box for a few mouse flies. Once you experience the thrill of catching a big trout on a "Mouse," you'll understand the obsession. Here are my two favorite patterns to get you ...

I tend to fall somewhere in the middle. By my own definition, fly fishing is a time-honored technique that relies on casting a fly line (not monofilament) with a fly rod to fool fish with artificial ...

Resist the urge to overwork the fly—less is often more ... of flash and movement to draw attention. This pattern really ...

And while you could fill a boatload of fly boxes with all sorts of different patterns, you don’t really have to. Whether you’re fishing a farm pond, a small river, a sprawling reservoir, or something ...