Bass fishing is about as iconic a summer activity as eating hotdogs at baseball games and launching fireworks on the Fourth of July. It’s a time for warm, sunny days on the water, chucking baits and ...
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Your Go-To Fly Patterns for Smallmouth Bass

If you haven’t tried chasing smallmouth bass with a fly rod, you’re in for a treat. These fish are the perfect mix of power ...
"The Morning Hatch" is a daily dose of anything fly fishing, human interest, and sometimes from left field. It will be short, informative, and hopefully entertaining. Enjoy it as a morning starter ...
If you've never fished for smallmouth bass with a fly rod, you are missing out on a great game fish. They are aggressive, they fight like nobody's business, and it's not a difficult species to target.
Largemouth vs. Smallmouth: the Deabate Over Which Bass is Best, 5 Tips to Help You Catch Your Personal Best Bass, and the ...
I live in one of the most trout-rich states. Idaho is chock-full of blue-ribbon waters, and fly anglers descend upon them ­every spring. I like to target trout as much as the next guy, but I can only ...
ON THE ST. LOUIS RIVER -- Ouitdee Carson stands on the bow deck of his boat, scanning the St. Louis River. It's dusk on an evening in July. Carson, a Duluth fly-fishing guide, is looking for ...
Summer can be cruel to a devout trout fisherman. I found that out during the relentless drought of 2016. By July, flows on the Farmington River—my home water in Connecticut—were reduced to a pathetic ...
BERRYVILLE -- By any standard, the first Smallmouth Shootout to benefit The Mayfly Project on the Kings River June 24 was successful. The Mayfly Project is a 501(c)(3) organization that uses fly ...
Fly fishing for bass isn’t always easy, and there are more effective ways to put a bunch of fish in the boat. But if there’s a more exciting way to catch bass, I haven’t found it yet. If you want to ...
In this edition of The Morning Hatch: • The Jack Crevalle should get more love from fly anglers; it is an amazing fish that will ferociously hit a fly and put up a fight equal to any gamefish out ...