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Stimulator vs. Elk Hair Caddis

Choose a Stimulator when a large surface attractor fits the water and feeding opportunity. Choose Elk Hair Caddis when its smaller adult-caddis profile better matches what trout are taking. Floating...

Stimulator vs. Elk Hair Caddis

Choose a Stimulator when a large surface attractor fits the water and feeding opportunity. Choose Elk Hair Caddis when its smaller adult-caddis profile better matches what trout are taking. Floating...

Black Elk Hair Caddis dry fly on a pale gray background

Trout Are Rising but Refusing My Fly

When trout rise but refuse your fly, check the feeding lane and drift before changing patterns. Then compare the natural’s size, shape and position in the surface film. A trout...

Trout Are Rising but Refusing My Fly

When trout rise but refuse your fly, check the feeding lane and drift before changing patterns. Then compare the natural’s size, shape and position in the surface film. A trout...

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How to Fish a Balanced Leech

Fish a balanced leech below an indicator when you want to hold a leech profile at a chosen depth. Start with a non-slip loop, check the wet fly’s hanging angle,...

How to Fish a Balanced Leech

Fish a balanced leech below an indicator when you want to hold a leech profile at a chosen depth. Start with a non-slip loop, check the wet fly’s hanging angle,...

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Fall Fly Fishing at Strawberry

For fall fly fishing at Strawberry, start by finding reachable feeding water, then retrieve a Woolly Bugger - Bead Head, Olive #10, or suspend a Balanced Leech, Red #10, at...

Fall Fly Fishing at Strawberry

For fall fly fishing at Strawberry, start by finding reachable feeding water, then retrieve a Woolly Bugger - Bead Head, Olive #10, or suspend a Balanced Leech, Red #10, at...

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Middle Provo Small-Fly Guide

On the Middle Provo, begin with Rainbow Sow Bug #18 and Zebra Midge - Black, Silver Bead, #20 or #22 when fish are not repeatedly rising. Adjust drift and depth...

Middle Provo Small-Fly Guide

On the Middle Provo, begin with Rainbow Sow Bug #18 and Zebra Midge - Black, Silver Bead, #20 or #22 when fish are not repeatedly rising. Adjust drift and depth...

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What Should I Fish When Nothing Is Hatching?

When nothing is visibly hatching, start below the surface with a nymph in a reachable feeding lane, or search suitable water with a Woolly Bugger. Check the drift and depth...

What Should I Fish When Nothing Is Hatching?

When nothing is visibly hatching, start below the surface with a nymph in a reachable feeding lane, or search suitable water with a Woolly Bugger. Check the drift and depth...