Mayflies emerge from the water after developing as an aquatic nymph over a period ranging from a couple of months up to a ...

It has been a solid year of fishing throughout the Big Sky.Get your tackle and gear in order over Fishing report: Final days of dry fly fishing are here Skip to main content Skip to main content ...

There’s finally some time to talk about dry fly fishing Outdoors. Jun 15, 2024. By Walt Young. For the Mirror. Tying flies has long been one of my favorite winter activities.

The Kootenai River is in the best shape of the year right now. Dry fly action is hopping all day. Dry fly fishing is also picking up as flows drop on the Beaverhead River. In the Billings area ...

Dry fly-fishing uses a fly that floats on top of the water. A dry fly mimics an insect riding the current and a fish will come to the surface to eat them.

Winter dry fly fishing is frankly less chess and more checkers because there is only a small handful of insects to plan on imitating (versus the gamut of complex spring, summer and fall hatches). On ...

The Birthplace of American Dry Fly Fishing. At the time of my first visit, I was working in a fly shop in New York City (yes, they exist) and had met several guides and lifetime fly anglers who ...

The leader is the connection between the fly line and the fly. I like to carry a few different three packs of leaders in different lengths and sizes. At a minimum, I have a few 9-foot 5X leaders for ...

The dry-fly fishing up the Fryingpan River just won’t quit! Many people refer to the Fryingpan as the “jewel of the valley,” and one of her best attributes is the low water temperatures flowing out of ...