The wedged head of a Drunk & Disorderly creates an action that puts trout in kill mode. (Photo: Joe Cermele) The first time I ever fished a Drunk & Disorderly, I hated the fly. A friend had given the ...

Rainbows like to rise to dry flies. They typically hang out higher in the water column than brown trout, and they do a good deal more of their feeding on the water’s surface. During a strong insect ...

In theory, fly-fishing is a simple sport: Pick a body of water, choose a fly-fishing rod, select your “fly” (or bait), tie a secure knot, cast your line and, hopefully, land a fish on the other end.

Lake Erie’s migratory trout soon will draw anglers from near and far as steelhead trout seek out the rivers where they were ...

On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me: a brown trout in a cedar tree. Translation: my wife signed off on a pre-Christmas streamer trip. I love winter fly fishing for trout. It’s ...

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No trout fishing setup is complete without a tippet holder. / Photo by Jasper Taback If you wonder why trout anglers get a bad rap. Well, why do we need our own tippet sizing system that makes no ...

It’s no mystery why I start thinking about fly tying every year around this time. The nights are getting longer and longer and I’ve convinced myself the fishing in December is never very good; ...

In an unlikely order of events, Henry Ramsay was tying flies for a couple years before he ever saw anyone fly-fishing. Inspired by the old “American Sportsman” television program, he made as earnest a ...