Fishing Tips and Techniques

1) Combine black Strike Out yarn with any other color for a strike indicator that’s visible in nearly all lighting conditions. 2) Indicators aren’t just for nymphs, they also work great when you’re casting tiny dry flies. An indicator can serve a marker so you don’t lose track of your fly’s position on the water. [...]

Etiquette is probably the most confusing and misunderstood subject in the fly fishing culture. Probably because no two situations are ever the same. So every decision must be made by balancing all of the factors that make fly fishing “the quiet sport.” What is considered good manners and appropriate behavior on a stocked stream where [...]

Trout thrive on aquatic and terrestrial insects, and mayflies (an aquatic insect scientifically termed Ephemeroptera) are the best known of all trout foods. They occur virtually everywhere in the world, they are prolific and, in most places, #1 on a trout’s menu. In spite of their name, mayflies have nothing to do with the month [...]

The rivers that flow through the Eden Valley offer some of the finest River Brown Trout fly fishing to be found in the whole country, as well as Salmon and Sea Trout in the right areas, we now also have huge stocks of Grayling, which can offer tremendous winter sport. Early season (March/April) means the [...]

Nothing can beat a day of fly fishing. Get your fishing tackle and fishing gear ready and set off for a day outdoors, fly fishing in your favorite stream. The tug on the fishing rod or fishing line when your fly fishing has snagged a trout. Feel the power of the fish swim and battle [...]

Sunbeams glint off the surface of the glass-smooth lake, mountains surround you on all sides and you’re casting to one rising trout after another. And there’s not another soul in sight. This is backcountry fly fishing, a combination of backpacking and fly fishing that’ll take you away from the maddening crowds and into some of [...]

In plain old English, we’re going to cover the basics of 95% of the bugs you’re likely to encounter on any given trout fishing outing. Caddis You’ll encounter caddis in streams and lakes all over North America. There are close to a thousand different species of these bugs! The caddis life cycle looks like this: [...]

A good hatch is an exhilarating time for fly fishers. It can cause trout to go into a sort of feeding frenzy, lose much of their normal caution, and rise everywhere – sometimes even right at your feet. One of the toughest challenges you may face during a good hatch is controlling your excitement. You [...]

You cast your size 16 blue-winged olive into the current. It drifts on the surface for a few seconds and then a trout’s nose emerges from the water. He sips your dry fly, your reflexes kick in and you set the hook. The fight is on! This is dry fly fishing. Many anglers consider it [...]