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Stoneflies can produce some fantastic nymph fishing, especially in the colder flows during winter and early spring. These big enticing insects are prolific in most cool, clean streams found throughout the greater U.S. making them a year-round staple in the diets of large trout.

This month's fly of the month is the leech. We often think of these as blood-sucking worms but they are found in most of the world and can be used effectively on windy days or as an attractor in muddier water.

Every angler remembers the day a foam fly changed how they fished. Maybe it was a guide who finally handed you something after watching you re-dry the same waterlogged dry for the tenth time in an hour. However it happens, the first time a big, ugly foam pattern floats through an entire day without a single re-treatment, it's hard to go back to anything else. If you've never tied one on, here's what you're missing, and why it's worth a spot in your box.