I first read about the hopper-dropper mono-loop system in a Fly Fusion Magazine Article “Overlooked Abundance: Terrestrials through the Season” by Ryan Sparks, although Sparks credits the invention of the system to a California angler named Mikey ...

Compared to steelhead streams on the West Coast, streams entering the Great Lakes receive insanely larger runs of steelhead. Meaning, your chance of hooking into one of these beautiful, leaping giants is much greater in a Great Lake tributary. I’ll ...

FOAM STICK-ON STRIKE INDICATOR I will review the foam stick-on strike indicator this month as part of my ongoing strike indicator review blog post series. Overall, I think the foam stick-on indicator is bad for most nymphing scenarios. However, it ...

As I’m wading in the river and looking upstream, I intently watch one my best friends as he nymphs the beautiful river run in front of him that is loaded with trout. His fly presentation looks perfect: makes a flawless cast upstream, he’s nymphing ...

If you’re used to casting dry flies, casting nymphing rigs or heavily weighted flies can be more challenging and take some time to get used to. Six tips to make casting heavy nymphing rigs or flies easier are described below. ONE – slow down ...

I will review the yarn strike indicator this month as part of my ongoing strike indicator review blog post series. Overall, I think the yarn indicator is excellent for most nymphing scenarios and my review of it is described below.   ADVANTAGES ; ...