I’ve got a few tattoos, one of which is a trout—a big hook-jaw brown on my leg. It’s fair to say that trout are my favorite freshwater species, and I’ve been fishing for them since I was a wee tiny ...

When I fish a trout river that’s new to me, I often stop into a local fly shop to pick up a few dry flies. Every river has its own special patterns, and I’m a sucker for these. I thought it was a ...

When trolled at slow to moderate speeds, the distinctive wide wiggle action has been drawing strikes longer than I’ve been alive. The split-tail design simulates an erratic baitfish action that even ...

From a distance, I watched as a bright yellow maple leaf gently disengaged itself from the branch it had been attached to ...