New Melones pumping out bass and trout, Kyle Wise reported. Don Pedro bass, king salmon and trout bites good, Monte Smith said. McClure bass action hot, Aaron Jones reported. Lake Isabella catfish, ...

Fishing familiar waters has an advantage in that an angler usually knows what to expect. There are not many, if any, surprises. If the river experienced an unusually hard winter there might be a few ...

There is plenty of fishable water on every stretch of the Spokane River this week, and the trout don't seem to be concentrated in any one place. Silver Bow Fly Shop reports good action on dry-dropper ...

I’m not suggesting you drift a pair of dry flies through fast water or stained water. The double dry rig works best when fishing slow, clear water that offers the potential for rising fish – if you ...

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 ...

Irresistible Adams — There are a multitude of Adams-style dry flies, and the Irresistible is the answer during rising river levels. The tightly packed and trimmed deer hair body gives this fly the ...

LAKE CITY, Colo. — The Lake Fork of the Gunnison was running cold and clear when I took my first tentative steps from shore, feeling my wading boots sliding off the smooth river rocks on the bottom.

The North Fork of the Coeur d’Alene is low, so you’ll need to find some water with depth. Mornings should continue to be best with dry flies and a dropper. The usual summertime tactics (dry/dropper, ...

Anyone immersed in the sport of fly fishing, especially for trout, have heard of the popular presentation technique called the hopper-dropper. Not only does the catchy name roll off your tongue with a ...

It’s not just whitewater rafters and kayakers who are enjoying the historic snowmelt runoff tumbling down Sierra Nevada rivers this summer. Anglers are benefiting from nature’s generosity thanks to ...