Patterns
The Pine Squirrel Bugger: One Streamer for Leech, Sculpin and Salmonfly Nymph
Leeches, sculpins and salmonfly nymphs are in the river every month of the year. This is one fly for all three.
The Buzz Viper: Fishing Bees and Wasps in Late Summer
The hopper is the right fly for a hay field. Most trout water is not a hay field.
A Simple BWO Emerger for Finicky Trout
When rising trout refuse a perfect dun all afternoon, the problem usually isn't your drift. It's your stage.
October Caddis: The Pattern, the Hatch, and How to Fish It
The biggest dry fly of the fall, a hatch that happens on the bank instead of in the current, and why the fish either eat it with everything they have or ignore it completely.