Like a lot of fly fishing guides these days, Tom Sadler likes to boost his clients’ chances of catching trout by having them fish with two flies instead of one. He sets them up with the kind of rig ...

While nymphing has been fantastic as usual, dry fly fishing is really picking up with hopper fishing as high as the first three miles below Afterbay Dam. With the river down to 4,500cfs, wade fishing ...

Last week, I offered some suggestions on assembling a basic assortment of nymph patterns for early-season trout in our region. This week, I’ll present a similar discussion targeting dry-fly patterns.

Enjoy spectacular fly fishing and scenery with Ladin and Steve as they fly-fish the Ruby River Montana in the summer. They use nymphs, streamers, and dry fly hopper patterns to catch and release Brown ...

If you come into the fly shop and ask what is working, you will be likely to leave the shop with at least one “hopper” fly. The caddisflies are still flying around, but the trout are not as committed ...

Trout fishermen continue to use hopper and dropper setups, using a floating hopper pattern as their upper fly and a small nymph as a trailer. The best trout action is in the cooler waters in the upper ...

If you come into the fly shop and ask what is working, you will be likely to leave the shop with at least one “hopper” fly. The caddisflies are still flying around, but the trout are not as committed ...