Emergers and nymphs are often lumped together because they’re both fished subsurface, and they both imitate aquatic insects in pre-adult life stages. Some nymphs and emergers may look similar, but ...

There's an old joke in the ranks of Bighorn River fishing guides that goes: "There are old guides and there are bold guides - but Frank Johnson is too old to be bold!" Just kidding, Frank. The truth ...

Knowing the stages of development in a bug’s life is a critical component to successful fly fishing. Deciphering the hatch on a river is a challenging game. Larva, pupa or adult stages have been ...

When we talk about trout flies, we usually group them into one of three categories: dry flies, nymphs, or streamers. But there’s a fourth, often overlooked category that can be very productive if ...

If you find yourself stumped by picky trout with any regularity, it’s probably time for you to learn how to fish a soft hackle fly. These time-tested patterns are characterized by their wispy, “buggy” ...

When caddis leave the bottom of the stream to emerge, very often they take their nymphal shuck up with them, letting the current help them shed this extra baggage. Their wings will start to pop out ...

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JIM THORPE, Pa. — We'll sit down with expert fly tyer Tom Lienhard and watch as he ties up a sulfur emerger dry fly.